Meanings
plural flame lilies
- A Gloriosa lily (superb lily) whose yellow and red petals look like wavy, rising wisps of flame.
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2012 December 6, J. F. Finnie, J. Van Staden, “X Gloriosa superba L. (Flame Lily)”, in Y.P.S Bajaj, editor, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants VI, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 1462 more examples
At Christmas we used to gather [...] bunches of gloriosa flame lilies and orchids like white hyacinths.
1992, Monica Fisher, Nswana--the Heir: The Life and Times of Charles Fisher, a Surgeon in Central Africa, page 225Don't let me forget the flame lilies (gloriosa superba), Rhodesia / Zimbabwe's national flower, which bloom at that time of the year, and which would often add to the decorations. So aptly named , the blossoms are indeed glorious, ranging in colour from[…]
2020 October 20, Heather McCall, For the Love of Christmas, WestBow Press, →ISBNSynonyms: fire lily
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA Gloriosa lily (superb lily) whose yellow and red petals look like wavy, rising wisps of flame.
nounSynonym of wood lily.
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flame lily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flame%20lily
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