| a lily, Lilium regale, of western China, having fragrant flowers about six in. (15 cm) wide that are white inside, lilac-colored or purplish outside, and have a yellow base. |
| royal lily n. A western Chinese lily (Lilium regale) having umbels of very large, fragrant, horizontal, funnel-shaped flowers that are lilac or purple on the outside and white with a yellow base on the inside. |