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Definition: lily pad
lily pad
n : floating leaves of a water lily
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Definition: Lily pad
Lily
\Lil"y\ (l[i^]l"[y^]), n.; pl.
Lilies (l[i^]l"[i^]z).
[AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf.
Flower-de-luce.]
1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus
Lilium,
endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of
six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior
three-celled ovary.
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Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North
Temperate zone.
Lilium candidum and
Lilium longiflorum
are the common white lilies of gardens;
Lilium Philadelphicum is the wild red lily of the
Atlantic States.
Lilium Chalcedonicum is supposed to
be the
“lily of the field” in our Lord's parable;
Lilium auratum is the great gold-banded lily of
Japan.
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2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of
several genera, having some resemblance in color or form
to a true lily, as
Pancratium,
Crinum,
Amaryllis,
Nerine, etc.
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3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the
north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of
a lily or fleur-de-lis.
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But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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4. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade; -- usually in pl. See
Royal spade, below.
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African lily (Bot.), the blue-flowered
Agapanthus umbellatus
.
Atamasco lily (Bot.), a plant of the genus
Zephyranthes
(
Zephyranthes Atamasco), having a white and pink
funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions
resembling those of a lily. --Gray.
Blackberry lily (Bot.), the
Pardanthus Chinensis, the
black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.
Bourbon lily (Bot.),
Lilium candidum. See Illust.
Butterfly lily. (Bot.) Same as
Mariposa lily, in the
Vocabulary.
Lily beetle (Zool.), a European beetle (
Crioceris merdigera
) which feeds upon the white lily.
Lily daffodil (Bot.), a plant of the genus
Narcissus, and
its flower.
Lily encrinite (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp.
Encrinus liliiformis. See
Encrinite.
Lily hyacinth (Bot.), a plant of the genus
Hyacinthus.
Lily iron, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of
peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
Lily of the valley (Bot.), a low perennial herb
(
Convallaria majalis), having a raceme of nodding,
fragrant, white flowers.
Lily pad, the large floating leaf of the water lily. [U.
S.] --Lowell.
Tiger lily (Bot.),
Lilium tigrinum, the sepals of which
are blotched with black.
Turk's-cap lily (Bot.)
Lilium Martagon, a red lily with
recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily,
Lilium superbum
.
Water lily (Bot.), the
Nymph[ae]a, a plant with floating
roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals,
usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow.
[See Illust. of
Nymph[ae]a.]
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