PLANTAIN LILY

Meaning of PLANTAIN LILY in English

any Japanese or Chinese plant of the genus Hosta, of the lily family, having large leaves and spikes or one-sided clusters of white, lilac, or blue flowers.

[ 1880-85 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

PLANTAIN LILY — noun Date: 1882 hosta
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLANTAIN LILY — noun : a plant of the genus Hosta distinguished by plaited basal leaves and racemose white or violet flowers
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLANTAIN LILY — Date: 1882 : hosta
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLANTAIN LILY — Function: noun Date: 1882 : HOSTA
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PLANTAIN LILY — ■ noun another term for hosta .
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLANTAIN LILY — [plantain lily] n (1882): any of a genus (Hosta) of perennial plants of the lily family with densely growing basal …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLANTAIN LILY — also called Hosta, any of about 40 species of hardy herbaceous perennials of the genus Hosta (family Liliaceae). They prefer …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLANTAIN LILY — функия (Funkia)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PLANTAIN LILY — функия ( Funkia )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PLANTAIN — (tree) plantaniero; (weed) plantago
English interlingue dictionary
PLANTAIN — I. noun see: place Date: 13th century any of a genus ( Plantago of the family Plantaginaceae, the ~ family) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLANTAIN — I Any of about 265 species of familiar garden, lawn, and roadside Plantago of the family Plantaginaceae. Distinctively, the leaves …
Английский словарь Британика
LILY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) African lily lily of the Nile Lily Claudette Chauchoin lily family lily of the …
Английский словарь Британика
PLANTAIN — I. ˈplant ə n, -ntə̇n, also -n.ˌtān noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English plauntein, plantaine, from Old French plantain, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
PLANTAIN — (n.) Any plant of the genus Plantago, but especially the P. major, a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, …
Английский словарь Webster
PLANTAIN — (n.) The fruit of this plant. It is long and somewhat cylindrical, slightly curved, and, when ripe, soft, fleshy, and …
Английский словарь Webster
PLANTAIN — (n.) A treelike perennial herb (Musa paradisiaca) of tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large clusters of the fruits called …
Английский словарь Webster
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
PLANTAIN — ( n. ) The fruit of this plant. It is long and somewhat cylindrical, slightly curved, and, when ripe, soft, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLANTAIN — ( n. ) Any plant of the genus Plantago, but especially the P. major, a low herb with broad spreading …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLANTAIN — ( n. ) A treelike perennial herb (Musa paradisiaca) of tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large clusters of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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
PLANTAIN — plantain 1 /plan"tin, -tn/ , n. 1. a tropical plant, Musa paradisiaca, of the banana family, resembling the banana. 2. …
Random House Webster's 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
PLANTAIN — n. tropical plant related to the banana
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
PLANTAIN — I. ˈplan-t ə n noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin plantagin-, plantago, from planta sole of the foot; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
PLANTAIN — noun a treelike perennial herb (musa paradisiaca) of tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large clusters of the fruits called …
Webster English vocab
LILY — add. ·noun a royal spade; usually in ·pl ·see royal spade, below. 2. lily ·noun that end of a …
Webster English vocab
PLANTAIN — ~ 1 [ 'plantɪn , -teɪn ] ■ noun a low-growing plant that typically has a rosette of leaves and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLANTAIN — [plan.tain] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L plantagin-, plantago, fr. planta sole of the foot; fr. its broad leaves--more at …
Merriam-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
PLANTAIN — (Musa paradisiaca), plant of the banana (q.v.) family (Musaceae) closely related to the common banana (M. sapientum). The plantain is …
Britannica English vocabulary
LILY — the common name applied to herbaceous flowering plants belonging to the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae. The genus contains …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLANTAIN — plantain BrE AmE ˈplænt ɪn ˈplɑːnt-, -ən AmE \ - ə n ▷ plantain|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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
PLANTAIN — / ˈplæntɪn; NAmE / noun 1. [ C , U ] a fruit like a large banana , but less …
Oxford Advanced Learner's 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
PLANTAIN — plan ‧ tain /ˈplæntən, ˈplæntɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Spanish ; Origin: plántano , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
PLANTAIN — n. any shrub of the genus Plantago, with broad flat leaves spread out close to the ground and seeds used …
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 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLANTAIN — 1. n. any shrub of the genus Plantago, with broad flat leaves spread out close to the ground and seeds …
Oxford English vocab
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
PLANTAIN — ( plantains) 1. A plantain is a type of green banana which can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
PLANTAIN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A memory of hot suns, with grass burned brown and ripe plantains yellowing the tree …
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
PLANTAIN — n. Tall plant ( Musa paradisiaca ) of the banana family that is closely related to the common banana ( …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLANTAIN — n. Any of about 265 species of familiar garden, lawn, and roadside weeds in the genus Plantago of the family …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LILY — n. day lily African lily lily of the Nile Lily Claudette Chauchoin lily family lily of the valley Lily William …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LILY — See: GILD THE LILY also PAINT THE LILY.
Slang English vocab
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
PLANTAIN — сущ.; бот. подорожник Syn : ribwort (ботаника) банан (Musa paradisiaca) (ботаника) подорожник (Plantago gen.) plantain бот. подорожник
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LILY — lily.ogg ʹlılı n 1. 1> бот. лилия ( Lilium gen. ) Madonna lily - белая лилия ( Lilium candidum ) …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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