bermuda lily
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Definition
Noun: 1. A type of tall lily plant: The Bermuda lily is a specific variety of lily known for its significant height and its distinctive, large, white, trumpet-shaped flowers. It is characterized by its spring blooming period.
Usage Notes
- The term "Bermuda lily" is a common name for a specific horticultural variety, var. , often associated with Easter.
- It is used as a countable noun (e.g., , ).
- This term refers specifically to the plant and its flowers, not to a color or abstract concept.
Examples
- The garden was famous for its display of Bermuda lilies every April.
- She received a beautiful bouquet of Bermuda lilies for Easter.
- The Bermuda lily is often forced to bloom in greenhouses for the spring holiday season.
Advanced Usage
- In horticulture and botany: The term is used precisely to distinguish this cultivar from other types of trumpet lilies, such as the Easter lily (), to which it is closely related.
- The study compared the growth cycles of the Easter lily and the Bermuda lily.
Variants and Related Words
- Easter lily (): A very closely related species and cultivar group, often confused with or used interchangeably with "Bermuda lily" in common usage. The Bermuda lily is considered a specific type of Easter lily.
- Trumpet lily: A broader category describing lilies with a trumpet-shaped bloom, which includes the Bermuda lily.
- Lilium longiflorum: The scientific (Latin) name for the species.
Synonyms
- White trumpet lily
- (In common usage) Easter lily
Related Phrases/Compounds
- Bermuda lily bulb: Refers to the underground storage organ of the plant from which it grows.
- They planted the Bermuda lily bulbs in the autumn.
Noun
- tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring