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Daylily   Listen
noun
daylily, day lily  n.  (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.





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"Daylily" Quotes from Famous Books



... The day lily had broad, soft leaves without a single thorn. It spread them away from the prickly bush. The tulips had tall, smooth leaves. They held them very high, and away from the bush that was so full of thorns. The white rabbit ...
— Tell Me Another Story - The Book of Story Programs • Carolyn Sherwin Bailey


Words linked to "Daylily" :   day lily, lemon lily, genus Hemerocallis, Hemerocallis flava, Hemerocallis, Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus


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