- 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. - 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. - 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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