Lily

lil′i, n. a bulbous plant, with showy and fragrant flowers.— adj. resembling a lily: pure.— adjs. Liliā′ceo us , pertaining to lilies; Lil′ied , adorned with lilies: resembling lilies.— n. Lil′y-en′crinite , same as Stone-lily (see Encrinite ).— adj. Lil′y-hand′ed , having hands white as the lily.— n. Lil′y-hy′acinth , a bulbous perennial plant with blue flowers.— adjs. Lil′y-liv′ered , white-livered: cowardly; Lil′y-white , white as the lily.— Lily of the valley , a very beautiful flower of the lily genus. [A.S. lilie —L. lilium —Gr. leirion , lily.]