lily

lily
lily (n.) O.E. lilie, from L. lilia, pl. of lilium "a lily," cognate with Gk. leirion, both perhaps borrowed from a corrupted pronunciation of an Egyptian word. Used in O.T. to translate Heb. shoshanna and in N.T. to translate Gk. krinon. The lily of the valley translates L. lilium convallium (Vulgate), a literal rendition of the Hebrew term in Song of Solomon ii.1. It apparently was applied to a particular plant (Convallaria majalis) first by 16c. German herbalists. Also from the Latin word are Ger. lilie, Fr. lis, Sp. lirio, It. giglio. As an adjective, 1530s, "white, pure, lovely;" later "pale, colorless" (1580s). Lily pad is from 1834, Amer.Eng. Lily-white (adj.) is from early 14c.; from 1903 with reference to whites-only segregation; 1964 as "irreproachable."

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