| 单词 | lily of the Nile |
| 释义 | lily of the Nile (once / 2363863 pages) n WORD FAMILY lily of the Nile USAGE EXAMPLESThe lovely “Lily of the Nile” is so common as to be designated by the less euphonious name of “Pig Lily.” Vescelius-Sheldon, Louise, Yankee Girls in Zulu Land(2011) The papyrus, which the ancients used largely in the manufacture of paper, and the lotus, or water lily of the Nile, are peculiar to Egypt. Badlam, Anna B., The World and Its People: Book VII...(2011) A pleasing symbol, which has played a conspicuous part in many religions, is the Egyptian lotus, or “lily of the Nile.” Brinton, Daniel Garrison, The Religious Sentiment—Its Source...(2010) n any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers Syn|Hypo|Hyper agapanthus African lily, African tulip, Agapanthus africanus, blue African lily African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers liliaceous plant plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber |
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