HUMBOLDT'S LILY

Meaning of HUMBOLDT'S LILY in English

ˈhəmˌbōlts- noun

Usage: usually capitalized H

Etymology: after Alex. von Humboldt

: a Californian bulbous herb ( Lilium humboldtii ) with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

HUMBOLDT — I. biographical name (Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Heinrich) Alexander von 1769-1859 German naturalist, traveler, & statesman, II. biographical name (Karl) Wilhelm …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LILY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) African lily lily of the Nile Lily Claudette Chauchoin lily family lily of the …
Английский словарь Британика
HUMBOLDT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Humboldt River {{link=Humboldt Karl Wilhelm baron von">Humboldt Karl Wilhelm baron von Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm …
Английский словарь Британика
LILY — I. ˈlilē, -li noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English lilie, from Old English, from Latin lilium, of non-Indo-European origin; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LILY — (n.) That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often ornamented with …
Английский словарь Webster
LILY — (n.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form to a …
Английский словарь Webster
LILY — ( n. ) That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LILY — ( n. ) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LILY — — lilylike , adj. /lil"ee/ , n. , pl. lilies , adj. n. 1. any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HUMBOLDT — /hum"bohlt/ ; for 1, 2, also Ger. /hoom"bawlt/ , n. 1. Friedrich Heinrich Alexander /frddee"drddikh huyn"rddikh ah'lek sahn"deuhrdd/ , Baron …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LILY — n. any of a number of bulbed plants of the lily family which often bear funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LILY — I. ˈli-lē noun ( plural lil·ies ) Etymology: Middle English lilie, from Old English, from Latin lilium Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HUMBOLDT — I. ˈhəm-ˌbōlt, ˈhu̇m- biographical name (Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Heinrich) Alexander von 1769-1859 German naturalist, traveler, & statesman II. biographical name …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LILY — add. ·noun a royal spade; usually in ·pl ·see royal spade, below. 2. lily ·noun that end of a …
Webster English vocab
LILY — [lily] n, pl lil.ies [ME lilie, fr. OE, fr. L lilium] (bef. 12c) 1: any of a genus (Lilium of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LILY — the common name applied to herbaceous flowering plants belonging to the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae. The genus contains …
Britannica English vocabulary
HUMBOLDT — county, northwestern Nevada, U.S., bordering Washoe county on the west and the state of Oregon on the north. The county …
Britannica English vocabulary
LILY — lil|y, Lil|y BrE AmE ˈlɪl |i ▷ lil|ies, \~y's iz ▶ ˌ lily of the ˈ valley BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HUMBOLDT — Humboldt BrE AmE ˈhʌm bəʊlt ˈhʊm-, ⇨-bɒʊlt AmE -boʊlt —German [ ˈhʊm bɔlt \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LILY — / ˈlɪli; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) a large white or brightly coloured flower with petals that curl …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LILY — lil ‧ y /ˈlɪli/ BrE AmE noun ( plural lilies ) [countable] [ Date: 900-1000 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LILY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a any bulbous plant of the genus Lilium with large trumpet-shaped often spotted flowers on a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LILY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a any bulbous plant of the genus Lilium with large trumpet-shaped often spotted flowers on a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LILY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a any bulbous plant of the genus Lilium with large trumpet-shaped often spotted flowers on a …
Oxford English vocab
LILY — ( lilies) A lily is a plant with large flowers. Lily flowers are often white. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LILY — (lilies) A ~ is a plant with large flowers. Lily flowers are often white. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LILY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a lily pond (= one with water lilies ) Allen, Lily lily of the valley …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LILY — [noun] [C] - any of various plants with a large, bell-shaped flower on a long stemSee picture: Flowers and plants(literary) …
Cambridge English vocab
LILY — n. day lily African lily lily of the Nile Lily Claudette Chauchoin lily family lily of the valley Lily William …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HUMBOLDT — Humboldt University of Berlin Humboldt River Humboldt Karl Wilhelm baron von Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander Freiherr baron von
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LILY — See: GILD THE LILY also PAINT THE LILY.
Slang English vocab
HUMBOLDT — Classification: City Located in: Tennessee (TN) Total Population (2000): 9467 Total Housing Units (2000): 4243 Land Area (square meters): 25020900 …
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HUMBOLDT — Classification: Town Located in: South Dakota (SD) Total Population (2000): 521 Total Housing Units (2000): 210 Land Area (square meters): …
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HUMBOLDT — Classification: County Located in: Nevada (NV) Total Population (2000): 16106 Total Housing Units (2000): 6954 Land Area (square meters): 24987980609 …
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HUMBOLDT — Classification: City Located in: Nebraska (NE) Total Population (2000): 941 Total Housing Units (2000): 508 Land Area (square meters): 3464446 …
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HUMBOLDT — Classification: City Located in: Minnesota (MN) Total Population (2000): 61 Total Housing Units (2000): 38 Land Area (square meters): 272545 …
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HUMBOLDT — Classification: City Located in: Kansas (KS) Total Population (2000): 1999 Total Housing Units (2000): 925 Land Area (square meters): 3689334 …
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HUMBOLDT — Classification: County Located in: Iowa (IA) Total Population (2000): 10381 Total Housing Units (2000): 4645 Land Area (square meters): 1125119979 …
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HUMBOLDT — Classification: City Located in: Iowa (IA) Total Population (2000): 4452 Total Housing Units (2000): 2090 Land Area (square meters): 12040050 …
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HUMBOLDT — Classification: Village Located in: Illinois (IL) Total Population (2000): 481 Total Housing Units (2000): 199 Land Area (square meters): 1455075 …
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HUMBOLDT — Classification: County Located in: California (CA) Total Population (2000): 126518 Total Housing Units (2000): 55912 Land Area (square meters): 9252700018 …
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LILY — (LIsp LibrarY) A C++ class library by Roger Sheldon sheldon@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov which gives C++ programmers the capability to write Lisp -style …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
LILY — See: GILD THE LILY also PAINT THE LILY.
Словарь английских идиом
LILY — (Heb. shushan, shoshannah). Although there is little doubt that the Hebrew word denotes some plant of the lily species, it …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
HUMBOLDT — Humboldt
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUMBOLDT — Humboldt
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUMBOLDT — Гумбольдт
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LILY — lily.ogg ʹlılı n 1. 1> бот. лилия ( Lilium gen. ) Madonna lily - белая лилия ( Lilium candidum ) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LILY — n 1. 1> бот. лилия ( Lilium gen. ) Madonna lily - белая лилия ( Lilium candidum ) laster lily …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LILY — лилия (Lilium) - Afgan lily - Amazon lily - belladonna lily - blood lily - bulbil lily - butterfly lily - candlestick lily - Caucasian lily - chaparral lily - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
LILY — лилия ( Lilium ) - Afgan lily - Amazon lily - belladonna lily - blood lily - bulbil lily - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
HUMBOLDT — Humboldt
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUMBOLDT — Humboldt
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUMBOLDT, (FRIEDRICH WILHELM HEINRICH) ALEXANDER, FREIHERR (BARON) VON — born Sept. 14, 1769, Berlin, Prussia died May 6, 1859, Berlin German naturalist and explorer. In 1792 he joined the …
Английский словарь Британика
HUMBOLDT RIVER — River, northern Nevada, U.S. Rising in Elko county, it flows west and southwest for 290 mi (467 km) to Humboldt …
Английский словарь Британика
HUMBOLDT, ALEXANDER VON — born Sept. 14, 1769, Berlin died May 6, 1859, Berlin in full Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander, Freiherr (baron) Von Humboldt …
Britannica English vocabulary
HUMBOLDT, (KARL) WILHELM, BARON (FREIHERR) VON — born June 22, 1767, Potsdam, Prussia died April 8, 1835, Tegel, near Berlin German language scholar, philosopher, diplomat, and educational …
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HUMBOLDT RIVER — river formed by the confluence of the East and North forks, which rise in fragments of the discontinuous Humboldt National …
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BERLIN, HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY OF — formerly (18101949) Friedrich Wilhelm University, byname University Of Berlin, German Humboldt-universitt Zu Berlin, or Friedrich-wilhelms-universitt, coeducational state-supported institution of higher …
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HUMBOLDT, WILHELM, BARON VON — born June 22, 1767, Potsdam, Prussia died April 8, 1835, Tegel, near Berlin German linguist and educational reformer. The elder …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HUMBOLDT, KARL WILHELM, BARON VON — born June 22, 1767, Potsdam, Prussia died April 8, 1835, Tegel, near Berlin German linguist and educational reformer. The elder …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: LITERATURE — Arabic Arab intellectuals were preoccupied in 2000 with globalization, and the dubious nature of that phenomenon was questioned in two …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: LITERATURE
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Webster's New International English Dictionary

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