Hemerocallis

[ hem-er-uh-kal-is ]

noun

the genus comprising the day lilies.

Origin of Hemerocallis

1615–25; <New Latin <Greek hēmerokallís, equivalent to hēméra day + kállos beauty

Words Nearby Hemerocallis

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How to use Hemerocallis in a sentence

This day lily (Hemerocallis fulva) is sister to the familiar and showy lemon lily of old gardens (Hemerocallis flava).
The Garden, You, and I | Mabel Osgood Wright
Another very poor combination that is in my garden, much to my sorrow, is Hemerocallis and siberica iris.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 | Various
Day Lily is a name applied also to species of Hemerocallis, which are yellow-flowered lilies.
The Practical Garden-Book | C. E. Hunn
Hemerocallis fulva and flava, interchanging by bud-variation, i. 386.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) | Charles Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for hemerocallis

hemerocallis

/ (ˌhɛmərəʊˈkælɪs) /

noun

See day lily

Origin of hemerocallis

from Greek hemera day + kallos beautiful

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