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/lil"ee euhv dheuh nuyl"/, n.a plant, Agapanthus africanus, of the amaryllis family, native to Africa, having large umbels of blue flowers. Also called African lily.
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Lily of the Nile — may refer to: * Agapanthus praecox * Zantedeschia aethiopica … Wikipedia
lily of the Nile — noun any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers • Syn: ↑agapanthus • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑African lily, ↑African tulip, ↑blue African lily, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lily-of-the-Nile — skėtinis agapantas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Agapantinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Agapanthus africanus), paplitęs pietų Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Agapanthus africanus angl. African agapanthus; African lily; blue African lily;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
lily-of-the-Nile — /lil ee euhv dheuh nuyl /, n. a plant, Agapanthus africanus, of the amaryllis family, native to Africa, having large umbels of blue flowers. Also called African lily … Useful english dictionary
lily of the Nile — noun a) Agapanthus praecox, a plant species in the family Alliaceae. b) Zantedeschia aethiopica, a plant species in the family Araceae … Wiktionary
lilyof the Nile — lily of the Nile n. pl. lilies of the Nile See African lily. * * * … Universalium
lily — lilylike, adj. /lil ee/, n., pl. lilies, adj. n. 1. any scaly bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel shaped or bell shaped flowers. Cf. lily family. 2. the flower or the bulb of such a plant. 3. any of various related or similar… … Universalium
Lily — /lil e/, n. a female given name. Also, Lilly. * * * (as used in expressions) day lily African lily lily of the Nile Lily Claudette Chauchoin lily family lily of the valley Lily William water lily * * * ▪ plant the common na … Universalium
Nile — /nuyl/, n. a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 mi. (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 mi. (6440 km) long. Cf. Blue Nile, White Nile. * * * (as used in… … Universalium
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