lily of the Nile

noun

Agapanthus praecox, a plant species in the family Alliaceae.

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common agapanthusblue lilyAfrican lilyarum lilycalla lilyagapanthus
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Meanings

nounlily of the Nile (plural lilies of the Nile)

plural lilies of the Nile

  1. Agapanthus praecox, a plant species in the family Alliaceae.

    Synonyms: common agapanthus, blue lily, African lily

  2. Zantedeschia aethiopica, a plant species in the family Araceae.

    Synonyms: arum lily, calla lily

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAgapanthus praecox, a plant species in the family Alliaceae.

Similar
common agapanthusblue lilyAfrican lily

nounZantedeschia aethiopica, a plant species in the family Araceae.

Similar
arum lilycalla lily

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers

Similar
agapanthus
Broader
liliaceous plant
Also see
agapanthus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

lily of the Nile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lily%20of%20the%20Nile

MLA

“lily of the Nile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lily%20of%20the%20Nile. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lily of the Nile,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lily%20of%20the%20Nile.

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