different between bromeliad vs lily

bromeliad

English

Etymology

From New Latin Bromeliaceae.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /b????mi?liæd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /b?o??mi?liæd/

Noun

bromeliad (plural bromeliads)

  1. Any of various tropical or subtropical New World herbaceous plants in the family Bromeliaceae.

Alternative forms

  • bromelid (uncommon, possibly nonstandard)

See also

  • air plant

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lily

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l?li/
  • Rhymes: -?li

Noun

lily (plural lilies)

  1. Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
  2. Any of several species of herbaceous flower which may or may not resemble the genus Lilium in some way, and which are not closely related to it or each other.
  3. (heraldry) The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.
  4. The end of a compass needle that should point north, traditionally often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
  5. (card games, usually in the plural) A royal spade in auction bridge.
  6. (cartomancy) The thirtieth Lenormand card, representing calmness and maturity.

Alternative forms

  • lilly (obsolete)

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

lily (not comparable)

  1. (slang, derogatory) White (as a racial epithet).

Anagrams

  • illy

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