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Bromeliad vs Lily - What's the difference?

bromeliad | lily |

As a noun bromeliad

is any of various tropical or subtropical new world herbaceous plants in the family bromeliaceae.

As a proper noun lily is

popular around 1900 and currently returning to favor.

bromeliad

English

(wikipedia bromeliad)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various tropical or subtropical New World herbaceous plants in the family Bromeliaceae.

    • See also

    * air plant

    lily

    English

    (wikipedia lily)

    Noun

    (lilies)
  • Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
  • Any of several species of herbaceous flower which may or may not resemble the genus Lilium in some way, and which are not closely related to it or each other.
  • (heraldiccharge) The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.
  • The end of a compass needle that should point north, traditionally often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
  • * (rfdate) Sir Thomas Browne
    • But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.

    Derived terms

    (Derived terms) * arum lily * belladonna lily * calla lily * cobra lily * day lily * Easter lily * fawn lily * lily of the field * lily of the valley * Mariposa lily * palm lily * rock lily * spider lily * star lily * tiger lily * trout lily * water lily

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (slang, derogatory) White (as a racial epithet).
  • * 1994 , Colleen Faulkner, Captive
    • "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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