English-Thai Dictionary

lily

ADJ ขาว เหมือน ดอก ลิลลี่  ขาว บริสุทธิ์  ขาวสะอาด  kao-muean-dok-lin-le

 

lily

ADJ บริสุทธิ์  ไร้ มลทิน  pure bo-risud

 

lily

ADJ บอบบาง  อ่อนแอ  เปราะ  pale fragile weak bob-bang

 

lily

ADJ สวย  งาม  fair sui

 

lily

N ดอก ลิลลี่  dok-lin-le

 

lily

N ลิลลี่  lin-le

 

lily-livered

ADJ ขี้ขลาด  ตาขาว  cowardly brave ke-klad

 

lily-livered

SL ขี้ขลาด  ขี้กลัว  ke-klad

 

lily-white

ADJ ขาว เหมือน ดอก ลิลลี่  kao-muean-dok-lin-le

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LILY

n.[L. lilium; Gr. ] A genus of plants of many species, which are all bulbous-rooted, herbaceous perennials, producing bell-shaped, hexapetalous flowers of great beauty and variety of colors. Lily of the valley, a plant of the genus convallaria, with a monopetalous, bell-shaped corol, divided at the top into six segments.

 

LILY-DAFFODIL

n.A plant and flower.

 

LILY-HANDED

a.Having white delicate hands.

 

LILY-HYACINTH

n.A plant.

 

LILY-LIVERED

a.White-livered; cowardly. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LILY

Lil "y, n.; pl. Lilies. Etym: [AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. Flower-de- luce. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North Temperate zone. Lilium candidum and L. longiflorum are the common white lilies of gardens; L. Philadelphicum is the wild red lily of the Atlantic States. L. Chalcedonicum is supposed to be the "lily of the field " in our Lord's parable; L. auratum is the great gold-banded lily of Japan.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

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. But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west. Sir T. Browne.African lily (Bot. ), the blue-flowered Agapanthus umbellatus. -- Atamasco lily (Bot. ), a plant of the genus Zephyranthes (Z. 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 like a blackberry. -- Bourbon lily (Bot. ), Lilium candidum. See Illust. -- Butterfly lily. (Bot. ) Same as Mariposa lily, in the Vocabulary. -- 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, L. superbum. -- Water lily (Bot. ), the Nymphæa, a plant with floating roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals, usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow. [See Illust. of Nymphæa.]

 

LILY-HANDED

LILY-HANDED Lil "y-hand `ed, a.

 

Defn: Having white, delicate hands.

 

LILY-LIVERED

LILY-LIVERED Lil "y-liv `ered, a.

 

Defn: White-livered; cowardly.

 

LILYWORT

LILYWORT Lil "y *wort `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Any plant of the Lily family or order. Lindley.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lily

lil y |ˈlilē ˈlɪli | ▶noun ( pl. lilies ) 1 a bulbous plant with large trumpet-shaped, typically fragrant, flowers on a tall, slender stem. Lilies have long been cultivated, some kinds being of symbolic importance and some used in perfumery. [Genus Lilium, family Liliaceae (the lily family ). This family includes many flowering bulbs, such as bluebells, hyacinths, and tulips. Several plants are often placed in different families, esp. the Alliaceae (onions and their relatives ), Aloaceae (aloes ), and Amaryllidaceae (amaryllis, daffodils, jonquil ), and as many as 38 families are sometimes recognized. ] • short for water lily. • used in names of other plants with similar flowers or leaves, e.g., arum lily. 2 a heraldic fleur-de-lis. DERIVATIVES lil ied |ˈlilēd |adjective ORIGIN Old English lilie, from Latin lilium, from Greek leirion.

 

lily-livered

lil y-liv ered |ˈlɪli ˌlɪvərd | ▶adjective weak and cowardly.

 

lily-of-the-Nile

lil y-of-the-Nile ▶noun another term for agapanthus.

 

lily of the valley

lil y of the val ley |ˈlɪli əv ðə ˈvæli | ▶noun a widely cultivated European plant of the lily family, with broad leaves and arching stems of fragrant, bell-shaped white flowers. [Convallaria majalis, family Liliaceae. ]

 

lily pad

lil y pad |ˈlɪli ˌpæd | ▶noun a round, floating leaf of a water lily.

 

lily-trotter

lil y-trot ter ▶noun (esp. in Africa ) a jacana.

 

lily-white

lil y-white |ˈlɪli ˌ (h )waɪt | ▶adjective pure or ideally white. • without fault or corruption; totally innocent or immaculate: they want me to conform, to be lily-white.

 

Oxford Dictionary

lily

lily |ˈlɪli | ▶noun ( pl. lilies ) 1 a bulbous plant with large trumpet-shaped, typically fragrant, flowers on a tall, slender stem. ●Genus Lilium, family Liliaceae (the lily family ). This family includes many flowering bulbs, such as bluebells, hyacinths, and tulips. Several plants are often placed in different families, especially the Alliaceae (onions and their relatives ), Aloaceae (aloes ), and Amaryllidaceae (amaryllis, daffodils, jonquil ), and as many as 38 families are sometimes recognized. • short for water lily. • used in names of other plants with flowers or leaves similar to those of the lily, e.g. arum lily. 2 a heraldic fleur-de-lis. DERIVATIVES lilied adjective ORIGIN Old English lilie, from Latin lilium, from Greek leirion.

 

lily-livered

lily-livered |ˈlɪlilɪvəd | ▶adjective weak and cowardly.

 

lily of the valley

lily of the val ¦ley ▶noun a European plant of the lily family, with broad leaves and arching stems of fragrant white bell-shaped flowers. ●Genus Convallaria, family Liliaceae.

 

lily pad

lily pad ▶noun a round floating leaf of a water lily.

 

lily-trotter

lily-trotter ▶noun (especially in Africa ) a jacana.

 

lily-white

lily-white ▶adjective pure or ideally white. • without fault or corruption; totally innocent or immaculate.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lily

lil y /lɪ́li /名詞 複 -ies /-z /C 1 〘植 〙ユリ , ユリの花 〘イタリアの国花; 純潔の象徴; しばしば葬式の献花として用いられる 〙▸ a water lily スイレン 2 〖the -ies 〗(フランス王家の )ユリの紋章 .3 清純な人 ; 純白な物 ; 〖形容詞的に 〗(ユリのように )白い ; 清純な ; 青白い .g ì ld the l í ly 美しい [良い ]物を手を加えて台なしにする .～̀ of the v á lley 複 ～, lilies- 〘植 〙スズラン .～́ p à d (水に浮かんでいる )スイレンの丸い葉 .

 

lily-livered

l ì ly-l í vered 形容詞 ｟やや古 ｠臆病 （おくびよう ）な (cowardly ).

 

lily-white

l ì ly-wh í te 形容詞 1 ｟文 ｠ユリのように白い ; ｟くだけて ｠純潔な, 汚れのない ; 潔白な .2 ｟米 くだけて ｠〈団体などが 〉黒人排斥の .