lily
Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
Noun 4 meanings
Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
Any of several species of herbaceous flower which may or may not resemble the genus Lilium in some way, and which are not closely related to it or each other.
The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.
The end of a compass needle that should point north, traditionally often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
Etymology
From Middle English lilie, from Old English lilie, from Latin līlia, plural of līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion). See there for more.
LILY at a glance
LILY has 4 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (L 1 + I 1 + L 1 + Y 4) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,590 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with lily
All rhymesOne letter away
- OILY7
- WILY10
- LILO4
- LILL4
- LILT4
- LIMY9
- LINY7
- PILY9
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