(Encyclopedia) Pons, LilyPons, Lilypänz, Fr. pôNs [key], 1904–76, French-American coloratura soprano. Pons studied piano at the Paris Conservatory. She made her debut in Delibes's Lakmé at Mulhouse,…
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Fragrant water lily, Nymphaea odorata
water lily, common name for some members of the Nymphaeaceae, a family of freshwater perennial herbs found in most parts of the world and…
(Encyclopedia) sea lily, stalked echinoderm of the class Crinoidea. Sea lilies are ancient, having reached their peak in the Middle Mississippian period; about 5,000 fossil species are known. About…
(Encyclopedia) sego lilysego lilysēˈgō [key], ornamental plant (Calochortus nuttallii) of the family Liliaceae (lily family), also known in parts of the West as mariposa lily. It is native to the…
(Encyclopedia) lily of the valley, common name for either of the two species of Convallaria, spring-blooming perennials of the family Liliaceae (lily family). C. majalis, the species usually in…
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