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A genus of climbing plants with very showy lilylike blossoms, natives of India.

ooked, knobbed, or stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar).

A genus of plants, some species of which are cultivated for their beautiful flowers; day lily.

Capriciously; whimsically. We resolve rashly, sillily, or humorously. Calamy.

Of or pertaining to a natural order of which the lily, tulip, and hyacinth are well-known examples.

in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily.

fitted to excite, love; worthy of love. Elaine the fair, Elaine the lovable, Elaine, the lily maid of Astolat. Tennyson.

A lily (Lilium Martagon) with purplish red flowers, found in Europe and Asia.

ame, any May-day sport. -- May lady, the queen or lady of May, in old May games. -- May lily (Bot.), the lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis). -- May pole. See Maypole in the Vocabulary. -- May queen, a girl or young woman crowned queen in the sports of May Day. -- May thorn, the hawthorn.

The great white water lily of Europe; the Nymphæa alba.

nd in the fresh-water ponds or lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America; the yellow water lily. Cf. Nymphaea.

g showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and the Egyptia lotus.

A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.

hrough pond or pool." Milton. Pond hen (Zoöl.), the American coot. See Coot (a). -- Pond lily (Bot.), the water lily. See under Water, and Illust. under Nymphæa. -- Pond snail (Zoöl.), any gastropod living in fresh-water ponds or lakes. The most common kinds are air-breathing snails (Pulmonifera) belonging to Limnæa,…

Vermilion red; red. [R.] Her face was like the lily roon. J. R. Drake.

The common yellow water lily (Nuphar advena).

a sword. -- Sword law, government by the sword, or by force; violence. Milton. -- Sword lily. (Bot.) See Gladiolus. -- Sword mat (Naut.), a mat closely woven of yarns; -- so called from a wooden implement used in its manufacture. -- Sword shrimp (Zoöl.), a European shrimp (Pasiphæa sivado) having a very thin, compr…

hieana). It is used in many ways by the natives. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). -- Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily. -- Tiger moth (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of moths of the family Arctiadæ which are striped or barred with black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The larvæ are called woolly bears.…

plum weevil. See Curculio, and Plum weevil, under Plum. Turk's cap. (Bot.) (a) Turk's-cap lily. See under Lily. (b) A tulip.

n of £10 a year. -- Victoria green. (Chem.) See Emerald green, under Green. -- Victoria lily (Bot.), the Victoria regia. See def. 1, above.