different between lily vs sabadilla

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

English

Alternative forms

• cebadilla, cevadilla (archaic)

Etymology

From Spanish cebadilla, diminutive of cebada (“barley”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sæb??d?l?/, /?sæb??di?j?/
• Rhymes: -?l?

Noun

sabadilla (plural sabadillas)

1. A Mexican and Central American plant of the lily family (Schoenocaulon officinale).
2. The seeds of this plant, used in medicine and insecticides.