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Any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lilylike flowers that bloom for only a day
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daylily
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of several perennial plants, of the genus ''Hemerocallis'', that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
day lily \day" lil`y\, daylily \day"lil`y\(l[i^]l`[y^]). (Bot.) any plant of a genus of plants ( Hemerocallis ) closely resembling true lilies, but having tuberous rootstocks instead of bulbs. The common species have long narrow leaves and either yellow ...
Wikipedia
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A daylily is a flowering plant in the genus Hemerocallis . Gardening enthusiasts and professional horticulturalists have long bred daylily species for their attractive flowers . Thousands of cultivars have been registered by local and international Hemerocallis ...
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lilylike flowers that bloom for only a day [syn: day lily ]
Usage examples of daylily.
She tried to get him to tell me about the daylilies blooming in the backyard, and the old Boston Garden, and the time he and Mom had had breakfast with Bobby Kennedy.
Mars Hill, alone by a patch of daylilies stood Jason, staring back up at the cottage.
He looked away, strolled over to a stand of daylilies, admired them for a moment, then glanced across the river again.
It contained vegetables that had been cooked that morning: daylily buds, cut pieces of the green stems of poke, elder shoots, thistle stems, burdock stems, coiled baby ferns, and lily corms, flavored with wild basil, elderberry flowers, and pignut roots for added spice.
And when the hollies were started—some to grow forty feet tall—she added her final touch, the extravagant gesture which would make this stretch of lawn her timeless portrait: in seven open areas where the sun could strike she planted clumps of daylilies, knowing that when they proliferated the areas would be laden with tawny-colored flowers of great vitality and brilliance.