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Any of numerous erect perennial leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs that are native to the northern hemisphere, and are widely cultivated for their showy but unscented flowers.

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  • "They can't be real lilies - not what we call lilies," said Eustace.
  • Just over the entrance stood the saint's image, framed in lilies, and on the threshold lay cypress-branches.
  • He came the next day and brought me some lilies from the bride's bouquet, that she had sent me, and a bottle of champagne from the
  • Our lilies were a bit of a disappointment this year.
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