Associations to the word «Hemerocallis»

Wiktionary

HEMEROCALLIS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Hemerocallidaceae   — perennial plants native to East Asia – the daylilies.
HEMEROCALLIS, noun. (botany) Any member of the genus Hemerocallis of daylilies.

Dictionary definition

HEMEROCALLIS, noun. East Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae.

Wise words

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