Hemerocallis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hemerocallis \Hem`e*ro*cal"lis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? day +
     ka`llos beauty.] (Bot.)
     A genus of plants, some species of which are cultivated for
     their beautiful flowers; day lily.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Hemerocallis
       n : east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having
           flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in
           cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily
           Hemerocallidaceae [syn: {genus Hemerocallis}]