sea lily

noun

Any of several stalked crinoids, which use the stalk to fix themselves in the bottom of the sea.

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Meanings

nounsea lily (plural sea lilies)

plural sea lilies · alternative sea-lily

  1. Any of several stalked crinoids, which use the stalk to fix themselves in the bottom of the sea.

Translations

Catalan lliri de mar
  • lliri de marstalked crinoid
Dutch zeelelie
  • zeeleliestalked crinoid
Finnish merililja, varsinainen merililja
  • merililjastalked crinoid
  • varsinainen merililjastalked crinoid
French lis de mer
  • lis de merstalked crinoid
Italian giglio di mar
  • giglio di marstalked crinoid
Latin lilium de mari, lilium maris
  • lilium de maristalked crinoid
  • lilium marisstalked crinoid
Māori rauwheke
  • rauwhekestalked crinoid
Norwegian sjølilje
  • sjøliljestalked crinoid
Portuguese lírio-do-mar
  • lírio-do-marstalked crinoid
Russian морска́я ли́лия
  • морска́я ли́лия (morskája lílija)stalked crinoid
Spanish lirio de mar
  • lirio de marstalked crinoid
Swedish sjölilja
  • sjöliljastalked crinoid
Cite this entry
APA

sea lily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20lily

MLA

“sea lily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20lily. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea lily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20lily.

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