day lily
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1. any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lily-like flowers that bloom for only a day (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | liliaceous plant, |
| definition | : | plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | genus hemerocallis, hemerocallis, |
| definition | : | east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae (noun.plant) |
2. any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | herb, herbaceous plant, |
| definition | : | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | funka, genus funka, genus hosta, hosta, |
| definition | : | robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae (noun.plant) |
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