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PEACE LILY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does peace lily mean?
• PEACE LILY (noun)
The noun PEACE LILY has 1 sense:
1. any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental
Familiarity information: PEACE LILY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
peace lily; spathe flower; spathiphyllum
Hypernyms ("peace lily" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("peace lily" is a member of...):
genus Spathiphyllum (evergreen rhizomatous perennials of tropical America and Philippines and Indonesia)
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