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Meanings of white lily in English

Portuguese
nymphaea lotus

White Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians.

        nymphaea lotus

        Lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers.

              Usage of white lily in English
              1
              Sonya was like a white lily found growing in some underground dungeon.
              The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army
              2
              The white lily root sliced is another valuable external application for bruises.
              Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children
              3
              The curves of her throat were the curves of a white lily.
              The picture of Dorian Gray
              4
              The central feature of the garden is that beautiful white lily called Love.
              Adventures in the Land of Canaan
              5
              The centre is formed similar to the white lily, but not so large.
              The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling
              6
              She looks like a white lily that has been dropped into a puddle.
              A Knight of the Nineteenth Century
              7
              But I am a fool to be jealous of you, my white lily.
              A Terrible Secret: A Novel
              8
              How beautiful Lady Jane is, this white lily with the dark, star-like eyes!
              Henry VIII and His Court: A Historical Novel
              9
              Each carried a giant white lily whose fragrant blossom glowed with bright light.
              Doom of the Dragon
              10
              The curves of her throat were like the curves of a white lily.
              The picture of Dorian Gray (First printing version)
              11
              Visitors to the farm greatly admired the large, creamy- white lily-like blossoms of the datura.
              Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled During Her Visit A...
              12
              There, reposing in stately beauty, lay the great white lily with its golden bell.
              Ester Ried Yet Speaking
              13
              You are like a tall, grand, white lily, Miss Charteris.
              Dora Thorne
              14
              Hers was the loveliness of some tall white lily cut in marble, splendid but chill
              Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases / A Practical Handbook Of Pertin...
              15
              She was the great white lily of the world.
              The Countess Cathleen
              16
              A little white lily has sprung up from it.
              The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
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              Translations for white lily
              Portuguese
              nymphaea lotus
              White lily through the time
              White lily across language varieties
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