Daylily

2 definitions found

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

  day lily \day" lil`y\, daylily \day"lil`y\(l[i^]l`[y^]). (Bot.)
        (a) any plant of a genus of plants ({Hemerocallis})
            closely resembling true lilies, but having tuberous
            rootstocks instead of bulbs. The common species have
            long narrow leaves and either yellow or tawny-orange
            flowers, which often bloom for only one day.


        (b) A genus of plants ({Funkia}) differing from the last
            in having ovate veiny leaves, and large white or blue
            flowers.
            [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  daylily
       n : any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long
           narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lilylike
           flowers that bloom for only a day [syn: {day lily}]