Meanings
plural peace lilies
- Any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum.
north-facing rooms: These rooms receive the least light if you live up north, so choose plants that can endure low-light conditions and keep them directly on the windowsill. Some suggestions include pothos, philodendrons, arrowheads, Chinese evergreens, peace lilies and zamioculcas (or “ZZ”).
2015, Nathan Williams, The Kinfolk Home: Interiors for Slow Living, Artisan Books, →ISBN, page 277Synonyms: spath
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum.
More synonyms by meaning
nounany of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish viirivehka
- viirivehkaplant
Portuguese lírio-da-paz
- lírio-da-pazplant
Turkish yelken çiçeği
- yelken çiçeğiplant
Cite this entry
peace lily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peace%20lily
“peace lily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peace%20lily. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peace lily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peace%20lily.
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