Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun day_lily

2 senses of day lily

Sense 1
plantain lily, day lily -- (any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 2
day lily, daylily -- (any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lily-like flowers that bloom for only a day)
       => liliaceous plant -- (plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber)