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pine lily

pine lily

9.3
A plant with cup-shaped flowers whose petals curve back, usually yellow to red
  • noun
  • /paɪn ˈlɪli/
  • US
translation icon : lirio de pino
  • The pine lily blooms brightly in the open pine woods each spring.

Examples

  • Gardeners admire the striking scarlet petals of the pine lily.

  • We spotted a cluster of pine lilies growing near the marsh.

  • The pine lily blooms in early summer.

  • Many pine lilies can be found in Florida.

  • Gardeners admire the striking scarlet petals of the pine lily.

  • The pine lily blooms brightly in the open pine woods each spring.

  • We spotted a cluster of pine lilies growing near the marsh.

Synonyms

Lilium catesbaei
vspine lily
  • Specialized
9.9

A lily with cup-shaped flowers and petals that curve back, often red or yellow

is the same plant but uses the formal botanical name not the common name

Surface Forms

pine lily singular
pine lilies plural

Morphology

pine + lily

This is a straightforward compound in which 'pine' modifies 'lily' to indicate a type of lily associated with pines or pine habitats. A B1 learner who knows 'pine' and 'lily' can reasonably infer it denotes a kind of lily, so the meaning is transparently derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Pine lily The plant name pine lily comes from where it grows and what it is. It is a lily that often grows under tall pine trees, so the image of bright cup-shaped flowers beneath the pines helps you remember it means 'a lily from pine woods'.