any widely cultivated Eurasian liliaceous plant of the genus Hemerocallis, having large yellow, orange, or red lily-like flowers, which typically last for only one day and are immediately succeeded by others
2.
the flower of any of these plants
Hemerocallis in American English
(ˌhemərəˈkælɪs)
noun
the genus comprising the day lilies
Word origin
[1615–25; ‹ NL ‹ Gk hēmerokallís, equiv. to hēméra day + kállos beauty]This word is first recorded in the period 1615–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: deposit, discount, evolution, garrote, synchronize
Examples of 'hemerocallis' in a sentence
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The wild forms of hemerocallis have much more dainty flowers than the hybrids.
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The nursery offers a range of perennials, but is particularly known for auriculas, hardy geraniums, hemerocallis, pelargoniums and irises.
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You can increase varieties of agapanthus, hosta and hemerocallis by division in spring to early summer or after flowering.
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Hybrids and cultivars have been classified by hemerocallis aficionados into precise groups, depending on the shape of the flowers.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Yet daylilies (hemerocallis) are just that: lilylike flowers that each bloom for only a few hours.