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Lily vs Daisy - What's the difference?

lily | daisy |

As nouns the difference between lily and daisy

is that lily is any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species while daisy is a wild flowering plant species: Bellis perennis of the Asteraceae family, with a yellow head and white petals.

As proper nouns the difference between lily and daisy

is that lily is {{given name|female|from=English}}. Popular around 1900 and currently returning to favor while Daisy is {{given name|female|from=English}}.

As an adjective lily

is white .

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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    daisy

    English

    (wikipedia daisy)

    Noun

    (daisies)
  • A wild flowering plant of the Asteraceae family, with a yellow head and white petals
  • Many other flowering plants of various species.
  • (Cockney rhyming slang) boots or other footwear. From daisy roots.
  • Derived terms

    {{der3, daisy chain , fresh as a daisy , pushing up daisies , whoops-a-daisy, whoopsy-daisy, upsy-daisy}}

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