LEOPARD LILY
Dictionary entry overview: What does leopard lily mean?
• LEOPARD LILY (noun)
The noun LEOPARD LILY has 3 senses:
1. lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers
2. lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals
3. garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry
Familiarity information: LEOPARD LILY used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• LEOPARD LILY (noun)
Meaning:
Lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
leopard lily; Lilium pardalinum; panther lily
Hypernyms ("leopard lily" is a kind of...):
lily (any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers)
Meaning:
Lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
pine lily; Lilium catesbaei; leopard lily; tiger lily
Hypernyms ("leopard lily" is a kind of...):
lily (any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers)
Meaning:
Garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Belamcanda chinensis; blackberry-lily; leopard lily
Hypernyms ("leopard lily" is a kind of...):
iridaceous plant (any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae)
Holonyms ("leopard lily" is a member of...):
Belamcanda; genus Belamcanda (a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae)
