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Word entry · 4 letters

lily

Best crossword clue

"Flowering plant"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈlɪli/Part of speech nounSorted illyStarts with LEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
1L2I3L4Y

Definitions

  1. any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

Word origin

From Middle English lilie, from Old English lilie, from Latin līlia, plural of līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion). See there for more.

Used in a sentence

  • The engagement photos were set in a leafy bower festooned with pink and white roses, anemones, lilies and delphinium, like something straight out of an enchanted garden.
  • But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.
  • "Can't you see I'm trying to save your lily ass?" "I don't want to be saved," Tess moaned as he hauled her up and into his lap with one beefy hand.

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