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Word: Hemerocallis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
modern Latin, from Greek hēmerokallis ‘a lily that flowers for a day’, from hēmera ‘day’ + kallos ‘beauty’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌhɛm(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈkalɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a plant of a genus that comprises the day lilies.
Short Definition:plant of genus that comprises day lilies
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