lily_(flower)
A flower of the genus Lilium in the family Liliaceae.
Lily flowers have 6 petals (technically 3 petals and 3 sepals) and come in a variety of shapes such as bell, flat, funnel, recurved, trumpet, etc. They can be almost any color, but white_lilies are probably the most well-known kind, being either Lilium candidum (Madonna Lilies) or Lilium longiflorum (Easter Lily) with their characteristic trumpet shape.
Lilies are a symbol for Girls Love as well as an eponym for its alternate name yuri due to their Japanese name "yuri".
Examples
* !post #1323515: Lilium candidum
* !post #1333457: Lilium longiflorum
* !post #1080404: Lilies as yuri moment decoration
Other Liliaceae species
* Dogtooth violet (flower)
* Kamchatka lily
* Tiger lily
* Tulip
Flowers known as lilies
Note that these flowers are not species of the genus Lilium, so they should not be tagged Lily (flower)).
* Agapanthus (flower), African lily, Lily of the Nile
* Alstroemeria (flower), Lily of the Incas, Peruvian lily
* Amaryllis (flower), Belladonna lily, Easter lily, Jersey lily
* Clivia, Bush lily, Natal lily
* Convallaria, Lily of the valley
* Erythronium, Fawn lily, Trout lily
* Fritillaria, Black lily, Chocolate lily, Kamchatka lily
* Gloriosa (flower), Climbing/Creeping lily, Fire/Flame lily, Glory lily
* Hemerocallis, Daylily
* Lycoris, Spider lily
* Nymphaea, Water lily
* Ornithogalum, Grass lily
* Spathiphyllum, Peace lily
* Zantedeschia, Arum lily, Calla lily
See also
* Azalea (flower)
* Fleur-de-lis
* Lily pad
* Lily print
* Lotus
* Yuri
* Tag group:Flowers
External links
* Wikipedia: Lilium
* Wikipedia: Lilium candidum
* Wikipedia: Lilium longiflorum
* Wikipedia: Liliaceae
Aliases: none