lilywort

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English

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Etymology

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From lily +‎ wort.

Noun

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lilywort (plural lilyworts)

  1. (botany) Any plant of the lily family or order.
    • 1830, John Lindley, An Introduction to Botany:
      Grains mussel-shaped. In the Bulbs of the larger Lilyworts , as in Fritillaria , Lilium.

References

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lilywort”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.