lily
IPA: ɫˈɪɫi
noun
- 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.
- (heraldry) 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.
- (card games, usually in the plural) A royal spade in auction bridge.
- (cartomancy) The thirtieth Lenormand card, representing calmness and maturity.
- A female given name from English. Popular around 1900 and currently returning to favor.
adjective
- (slang, derogatory) White (as a racial epithet).
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