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Definition of Daylily

1. Noun. Any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lily-like flowers that bloom for only a day.

Definition of Daylily

1. Noun. Any of several perennial plants, of the genus ''Hemerocallis'', that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day. ¹

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Definition of Daylily

1. a flowering plant [n -LILIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Daylily

Literary usage of Daylily

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Home Plate: The Traveler's Food Guide to Cooperstown and Otsego County, NY by Brenda Berstler (2006)
"Their warm hospitality and sumptuous breakfast fare make daylily Dreams an easy ... daylily Dreams Bed and Breakfast offers four tastefully appointed guest ..."

2. Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products: Self-Help Suggestions for by Margaret G. Thomas (1994)
"cattail (Typha angustifolia), daylily (buds) (Hemerocallis fulva), and elderberry (flowers) (Sambucus canadensis). Herbs and Spices Aspen leaves Baby's ..."

3. Georgia and the Carolinas by Norman Renouf, Kathy Renouf (1999)
"Five miles or so south of Georgetown, on Route 17, is a sign that will direct you to the Roycroft daylily Nursery, -s 843-527-1533, 800- 950-5459, ..."

4. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"DAWN, (dawn) n. ». The time between the first appearance of light and the sun's rise ; beginning ; first rise. daylily, (da -lil'-Ie) n. ». The same with. ..."

5. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1856)
"daylily swooned outright, and died the next morning. Poor Miss Chamomile was trodden under foot and bruised ..."

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