n. 1. a California herb (Fritillaria pluriflora) with pinkish purple flowers.
Syn. -- adobe lily, pink fritillary, Fritillaria pluriflora [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

(Bot.) The common white lily (Lilium candidum). So called because it is usually introduced by painters in pictures of the Annunciation. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

[ Atamasco is fr. North American Indian. ] (Bot.) See under Lily. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Bot.) The large white lily (Lilium longiflorum eximium, syn. Lilium Harrisii) which is extensively cultivated in Bermuda. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry.
Syn. -- leopard lily, Belamcanda chinensis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In a cleanly manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a suitable or becoming manner. [ R. ] Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

(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 ]

adv. In a disorderly manner. [ Obs. ] Rom. of R. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Bot.) Any one of various lilies or lilylike flowers which bloom about Easter; specif.: (a) The common white lily (Lilium candidum), called also Annunciation lily. (b) The larger white lily (Lilium longiflorum eximium, syn. L. Harrisii) called also Bermuda lily. (c) The daffodil (Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus). (d) The Atamasco lily. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Foolishly. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a friendly manner. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Righteously. H. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) A South African plant (Nerine Sarniensis) with handsome lilylike flowers, naturalized on the island of Guernsey. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ From Holy. ] 1. Piously; with sanctity; in a holy manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Sacredly; inviolably. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Plainly; inelegantly. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

[ See Jacobean. ] (Bot.) A bulbous plant (Amaryllis formosissima syn. Sprekelia formosissima) from Mexico. It bears a single, large, deep, red, lilylike flower. [ Written also Jacobean. ]

adv. In a jolly manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Lilies [ AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. Flower-de-luce. ] 1. (Bot.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North Temperate zone. Lilium candidum and Lilium longiflorum are the common white lilies of gardens; Lilium Philadelphicum is the wild red lily of the Atlantic States. Lilium Chalcedonicum is supposed to be the “lily of the field” in our Lord's parable; Lilium auratum is the great gold-banded lily of Japan. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade; -- usually in pl. See Royal spade, below. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

African lily (Bot.), the blue-flowered Agapanthus umbellatus. --
Atamasco lily (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zephyranthes (Zephyranthes 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 mass like a blackberry. --
Bourbon lily (Bot.), Lilium candidum. See Illust. --
Butterfly lily. (Bot.) Same as Mariposa lily, in the Vocabulary. --
Lily beetle (Zool.), a European beetle (Crioceris merdigera) which feeds upon the white lily. --
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, Lilium 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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having white, delicate hands. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. White-livered; cowardly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Asiatic perennial tufted herb (Liriope muscari) with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover.
Syn. -- lily turf, Liriope muscari. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Bot.) Any plant of the Lily family or order. Lindley. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a lively manner. [ Obs. ] Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ From Lovely. ] In manner to excite love; amiably. [ R. ] Otway. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a lowly place or manner; humbly. [ Obs. or R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Thinking lowlily of himself and highly of those better than himself. J. C. Shairp. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A lily (Lilium candidum) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers.
Syn. -- white lily, Annunciation lily, Lent lily, Lilium candidum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

[ Sp. mariposa a butterfly + E. lily. So called from the gay appearance of the blossoms. ] (Bot.) One of a genus (Calochortus) of tuliplike bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also butterfly lily. Most of them are natives of California. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a melancholy manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) A crinoid. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a silly manner. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a seemly manner. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ From Silly. ] In a silly manner; foolishly. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. See Slyly. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a stately manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a surly manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an ugly manner; with deformity. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) A blossom or plant of any species of the genus Nymphaea, distinguished for its large floating leaves and beautiful flowers. See Nymphaea. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The name is extended to various plants of other related genera, as Nuphar, Euryale, Nelumbo, and Victoria. See Euryale, Lotus, and Victoria, 1. [ 1913 Webster ]