leopard lily

noun

Dieffenbachia, a genus containing species cultivated as ornamental houseplants.

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Meanings

nounleopard lily (plural leopard lilies)

plural leopard lilies

  1. Any of various flowering plants with spotted flowers or leaves:
    1. Dieffenbachia, a genus containing species cultivated as ornamental houseplants.

      Synonyms: dieffenbachia, dumbcane

    2. Ledebouria socialis, a species native to South Africa.

      Synonyms: silver squill, wood hyacinth

    3. Lilium catesbaei, a lily species native to southeastern North America.

      Synonyms: Catesby's lily, pine lily, southern red lily

    4. Lilium pardalinum, a lily species native to western North America.

      Synonyms: panther lily

    5. Iris domestica, a cultivated species.

      Synonyms: blackberry lily

Synonyms & antonyms

nounDieffenbachia, a genus containing species cultivated as ornamental houseplants.

nounLedebouria socialis, a species native to South Africa.

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silver squillwood hyacinth

nounLilium catesbaei, a lily species native to southeastern North America.

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Catesby's lilypine lilysouthern red lily

nounLilium pardalinum, a lily species native to western North America.

nounIris domestica, a cultivated species.

More synonyms by meaning

nounlily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers

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panther lilyLilium pardalinum
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nounlily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals

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tiger lilypine lilyLilium catesbaei
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noungarden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry

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blackberry-lilyBelamcanda chinensis
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iridaceous plant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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