Meanings
noundaylily (plural daylilies)
plural daylilies · alternative day lily
- Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Hemerocallis, that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lily-like flowers that bloom for only a day
Similar
Broader
liliaceous plant
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian хемерокалис
- хемерокалис (hemerokalis)plant of Hemerocallis
Catalan hemerocal·lis
- hemerocal·lisplant of Hemerocallis
Estonian päevaliilia
- päevaliiliaplant of Hemerocallis
Finnish päivänlilja
- päivänliljaplant of Hemerocallis
French hémérocalle
- hémérocalleplant of Hemerocallis
German Taglilie
- Taglilieplant of Hemerocallis
Hungarian sásliliom
- sásliliomplant of Hemerocallis
Korean 원추리
- 원추리 (wonchuri)plant of Hemerocallis
Malay kincam
- kincamplant of Hemerocallis
Romanian hemerocal, crin de o zi
- hemerocalplant of Hemerocallis
- crin de o ziplant of Hemerocallis
Russian лиле́йник, красодне́в
- лиле́йник (liléjnik)plant of Hemerocallis
- красодне́в (krasodnév)plant of Hemerocallis
Vietnamese hoa kim châm
- hoa kim châmplant of Hemerocallis
Cite this entry
APA
daylily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daylily
MLA
“daylily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daylily. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daylily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daylily.
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