English noun: white lily | |||
1. | white lily (plant) lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers | ||
Synonyms | Annunciation lily, Lent lily, Lilium candidum, Madonna lily | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lily | ||
2. | white lily (plant) white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians | ||
Synonyms | Egyptian water lily, lotus, Nymphaea lotus, white lotus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | water lily | ||
Member meronym | genus Nymphaea, Nymphaea | ||