Lily definition
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Origin of lily
- Middle English lilie from Old English from Latin līlium
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- A nineteenth century flower name from the lily. Also a diminutive of Lilian and, sometimes, of Elizabeth.
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- ḥrr.t (ḥereret) 'flower'. Perhaps also the root of Sanskrit हली/हलिनी (halI/halinI), both also meaning lily.
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