CREEPING LILY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does creeping lily mean? 

• CREEPING LILY (noun)
  The noun CREEPING LILY has 1 sense:

1. any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous

  Familiarity information: CREEPING LILY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CREEPING LILY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

climbing lily; creeping lily; gloriosa; Gloriosa superba; glory lily

Hypernyms ("creeping lily" is a kind of...):

poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)

Holonyms ("creeping lily" is a member of...):

genus Gloriosa (sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae; one species: glory lily)