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Meanings of lily (lilies) in English

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Usage of lilies in English
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Sea lilies look like flowers, hence the name, but are actually animals.
BBC
2
Water lilies floated on her hip, the line where water met sky.
Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World & Other Stories
3
Despite the brief nature of their flowers, day lilies are tough plants.
The Guardian
4
Tropical water lilies are a nightmare to keep alive in the UK.
The Guardian
5
The Star Maiden lived upon earth in the form of water lilies.
Story Hour Readers — Book Three
6
But a fragrance of roses and lilies still lingered in the chamber.
The White Ladies of Worcester: A Romance of the Twelfth Century
7
The entire population considers the lilies of the field to obvious purpose.
With Edged Tools
8
The young pale-faces are to her like the water-lilies of the stream.
Po-No-Kah: An Indian Tale of Long Ago
9
The large, shadowy space carried a slight funereal scent of decaying lilies.
French pressed
10
The room was a bower of violets and lilies of the valley.
Senator North
11
By the perfume of the lilies, he sought out the hidden springs.
The Story of the Innumerable Company, and Other Sketches
12
Their badges were the white flag, the Bourbon lilies, and the cross.
The French Revolution: A Short History
13
Ponderous warm-hued lilies floated on the sprinkled surface of the fountain pool.
City of Endless Night
14
Yet they resembled the lilies of the garden when pearly with dew-drops.
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks
15
The fragrance of the lilies at her breast reminded her how kind.
The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories
16
Great, graceful mountain lilies nodded from little shady tangles in the bushes.
Cabin Fever
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Lilies across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common