PLANTAIN LILY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plantain lily mean? 

• PLANTAIN LILY (noun)
  The noun PLANTAIN LILY has 1 sense:

1. any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover

  Familiarity information: PLANTAIN LILY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLANTAIN LILY (noun)

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Meaning:

Any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

day lily; plantain lily

Hypernyms ("plantain lily" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("plantain lily" is a member of...):

Funka; genus Funka; genus Hosta; Hosta (robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae)