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Definition of Blood lily

1. Noun. Any of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus Haemanthus; South Africa and Namibia.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blood Lily

Literary usage of Blood lily

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Jurisprudence by Law Library Microform Consortium (1875)
"The body was found on the floor, which was covered with blood. Lily Robinson's clothes were slightly besmeared with blood. Blood was also found on her neck ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"blood lily. African bulbous plants, of which the greater part are natives of the Cape region; grown indoors. ..."

3. Unauthorized "Half-Blood Prince" Update: News and Speculation about Harry by W. Frederick Zimmerman (2004)
"Of course, for Dudley to be a half-blood, Lily would have to be a witch. And that hasn't been established yet. And may not be. ..."

4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"The corolla of some of the species is of a tine red color, whence the name, and also its English equivalent, blood- plant or blood-lily. ..."

5. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1837)
"They could have no object in em. condemn Protestants or Orangemen, bruin? their hands in innocent blood, lily the charge preferred against then), ..."

6. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1914)
"... or blood lily is a South African bulbous plant, of which there are many species, belonging to the same ..."

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