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Lily vs Tulip - What's the difference?

lily | tulip |

As nouns the difference between lily and tulip

is that lily is any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species while tulip is a type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.

As an adjective lily

is white .

As a proper noun Lily

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

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.

    Anagrams

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    tulip

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa .
  • * 1876 — " No. CCCXL, April 1876, Vol. LII.
    • "The sturdy burghers of Holland took the tulip mania so badly that single bulbs that could not flower till another year would sell for more than $2000 apiece."
  • * , chapter=10
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier; and he thought of a room like Father Bryan's, with panelling, with cut glass, with tulips in silver pots, such a room as he had hoped to have for his own.}}
  • The flower of this plant.

    • See also

    * (wikipedia) * (Tulipa) * (Tulipa)

    Anagrams

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