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lillo
nounVery rare
/ˈlɪləʊ/(Proper noun) A very uncommon personal name or surname, or a rare place name.
lilly-pilly
nounVery Low
/ˌlɪl.i ˈpɪl.i/An Australian evergreen tree or shrub, typically from the genus Syzygium or Acmena, producing edible pink or red berries.
lilo
nounB2
/ˈlaɪləʊ/A brand name, used generically, for a type of inflatable mattress or airbed used for floating on water or sleeping on.
lilongwe
nounLow
/lɪˈlɒŋ.weɪ/The capital city of Malawi, a landlocked country in southeastern Africa.
lilt
nounverbverb-ambitransitiveC1/C2
/lɪlt/A pleasant, light, and rhythmic rising and falling quality in a voice, tune, or movement.
lily
adjectivenounB2
/ˈlɪli/A type of plant with large, typically fragrant, trumpet-shaped flowers that grow from bulbs.
lily family
nounLow
/ˈlɪli ˌfæm.əl.i/The taxonomic plant family Liliaceae, characterized by having flowers with parts in multiples of three, parallel leaf veins, and often bulbs or rhizomes.
lily iron
nounVery Low / Obsolete
/ˈlɪli ˈaɪən/A type of harpoon with a detachable head, specifically designed for hunting large whales, especially sperm whales.
lily of the valley
nounLow
/ˌlɪli əv ðə ˈvæli/A perennial plant (Convallaria majalis) with small white bell-shaped fragrant flowers arranged in a row along a single stem, and broad leaves.
lily pad
nounB1
/ˈlɪli ˌpæd/The large, flat, floating leaf of a water lily.
lily-of-the-nile
nounLow
/ˌlɪli əv ðə ˈnaɪl/A perennial flowering plant (Agapanthus africanus) with clusters of blue or white funnel-shaped flowers on tall stalks, native to South Africa.
lily-trotter
nounVery Low
/ˈlɪli ˌtrɒt.ər/A common name for birds of the genus Actophilornis and Irediparra, known as jacanas, characterized by extremely long toes that allow them to walk on floating aquatic vegetation.
lily-white
adjectivenounC2
/ˌlɪli ˈwaɪt/Extremely or purely white, like the petals of a lily flower.
lilyan
nounExtremely Rare
/ˈlɪliən/An exceedingly rare English word for 'like a lily' or 'pertaining to lilies', used exclusively in poetic or botanical description.
lilyturf
nounLow
/ˈlɪliˌtɜːf/A low-growing, grass-like perennial plant of the genus Liriope, often used as a ground cover in landscaping.
lilʼwat
adjectivenounLow (Specialist/Regional)
/ˈlɪlwɑːt/A First Nation (Indigenous) people of Canada, whose traditional territory is in the coastal mountains of British Columbia; also refers to their language, a dialect of St'át'imcets (Northern Lillooet).
lim fjord
nounRare
/ˌlɪm ˈfjɔːd/A specific type of narrow inlet or channel, originally a proper noun referring to specific geographical locations in Denmark and Norway.
lima
nounLow
/ˈliːmə/A city, the capital of Peru; also refers to certain beans.
lima bean
nounC1
/ˈlaɪ.mə ˌbiːn/A type of flat, pale green or white bean, eaten as a vegetable. The term refers to both the plant (Phaseolus lunatus) and its edible seed.
limacon
nounC2
/ˈlɪməsɒn/A plane curve, the limacon of Pascal; specifically a heart-shaped curve described by a fixed point on a circle rolling around another circle of equal radius.

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