Found 2 items, similar to day lily.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: day lily
day lily
n 1: any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad
ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac
flowers; used as ground cover [syn:
plantain lily]
2: any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long
narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lilylike
flowers that bloom for only a day [syn:
daylily]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: day lily
day lily
\day" lil`y\, daylily
\day"lil`y\(l[i^]l`[y^]). (Bot.)
(a) any plant of a genus of plants (
Hemerocallis)
closely resembling true lilies, but having tuberous
rootstocks instead of bulbs. The common species have
long narrow leaves and either yellow or tawny-orange
flowers, which often bloom for only one day.
(b) A genus of plants (
Funkia) differing from the last
in having ovate veiny leaves, and large white or blue
flowers.
[1913 Webster +PJC]