lilywort
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
lilywort (plural lilyworts)
- (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 edit
“lilywort”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.