foxtail lily

foxtail lily
fox′tail lil′y
n.
pln any of various plants of the genus Eremurus, of the lily family, having tall spikes of showy flowers

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • foxtail lily — n. EREMURUS * * * …   Universalium

  • foxtail lily — n. EREMURUS …   English World dictionary

  • foxtail lily — eremūras statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šeima. Plėnūniniai – Asphodelaceae Juss. atitikmenys: lot. Eremurus angl. desertcandle; foxtail lily vok. Kleopatranadel; Lilienschweif; Steppenkerze rus. ширяш; эремурус lenk. igła Kleopatry; lilia… …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • foxtail lily — noun : a plant of the genus Eremurus * * * foxtail lily, = eremurus. (Cf. ↑eremurus) …   Useful english dictionary

  • foxtail lily — noun Date: 1946 eremurus …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • foxtaillily — foxtail lily n. Eremurus. * * * …   Universalium

  • eremurus — noun (plural eremuri) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek erēmos solitary + oura tail more at ass Date: 1829 any of a genus (Eremurus) of perennial Asian herbs of the lily family that produce tall racemes of showy blooms called also foxtail lily …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • er|e|mu|rus — «EHR uh MYUR uhs», noun, plural ri « ry». any one of a group of plants of the lily family, native in Asia, including species cultivated for their tall flower stalks (sometimes 8 feet high) topped with a spike of white, yellow, pink, or red… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Eremurus robustus — Taxobox name = Eremurus robustus image width = 200px image caption = E. robustus regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Asphodelaceae genus = Eremurus species = E. robustus binomial = Eremurus… …   Wikipedia

  • Eremurus himalaicus —   Eremurus himalaicus …   Wikipedia Español

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