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   Lilliput
         n 1: a land imagined by Jonathan Swift that was inhabited by
               tiny people

English Dictionary: lily-of-the-valley tree by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lilliputian
adj
  1. tiny; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Lilliput; "the Lilliputian population"
  2. very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
    Synonym(s): bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck
  3. (informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
    Synonym(s): fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
n
  1. a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
  2. a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lily of the Incas
n
  1. an Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lily- like flowers
    Synonym(s): Peruvian lily, lily of the Incas, Alstroemeria pelegrina
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lily of the Nile
n
  1. any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers
    Synonym(s): agapanthus, lily of the Nile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lily of the valley
n
  1. low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries
    Synonym(s): lily of the valley, May lily, Convallaria majalis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lily pad
n
  1. floating leaves of a water lily
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lily-of-the-valley tree
n
  1. broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
    Synonym(s): andromeda, Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris japonica
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lilliputian \Lil`li*pu"tian\, a.
      1. Of or pertaining to the imaginary island of Lilliput
            described by Swift, or to its inhabitants.
  
      2. Hence: Of very small size; diminutive; dwarfed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lilliputian \Lil`li*pu"tian\ (l[icr]l`l[icr]*p[umac]"sh[ait]n),
      n.
      1. One belonging to a very diminutive race described in
            Swift's [bd]Voyage to Lilliput.[b8]
  
      2. Hence: A person or thing of very small size.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lily \Lil"y\ (l[icr]l"[ycr]), n.; pl. {Lilies} (-[icr]z). [AS.
      lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. {Flower-de-luce}.]
      1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus {Lilium},
            endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of
            six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior
            three-celled ovary.
  
      Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North
               Temperate zone. {Lilium candidum} and {L. longiflorum}
               are the common white lilies of gardens; {L.
               Philadelphicum} is the wild red lily of the Atlantic
               States; {L. Chalcedonicum} is supposed to be the
               [bd]lily of the field[b8] in our Lord's parable; {L.
               auratum} is the great gold-banded lily of Japan.
  
      2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of
            several genera, having some resemblance in color or form
            to a true lily, as {Pancratium}, {Crinum}, {Amaryllis},
            {Nerine}, etc.
  
      3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the
            north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of
            a lily or fleur-de-lis.
  
                     But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.
                                                                              --Sir T.
                                                                              Browne.
  
      {African lily} (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus
            umbellatus}.
  
      {Atamasco lily} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Zephyranthes}
            ({Z. Atamasco}), having a white and pink funnelform
            perianth, with six petal-like divisions resembling those
            of a lily. --Gray.
  
      {Blackberry lily} (Bot.), the {Pardanthus Chinensis}, the
            black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.
           
  
      {Bourbon lily} (Bot.), {Lilium candidum}. See Illust.
  
      {Butterfly lily}. (Bot.) Same as {Mariposa lily}, in the
            Vocabulary.
  
      {Lily beetle} (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris
            merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily.
  
      {Lily daffodil} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Narcissus}, and
            its flower.
  
      {Lily encrinite} (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp.
            {Encrinus liliiformis}. See {Encrinite}.
  
      {Lily hyacinth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hyacinthus}.
  
      {Lily iron}, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of
            peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Lily of the valley} (Bot.), a low perennial herb
            ({Convallaria majalis}), having a raceme of nodding,
            fragrant, white flowers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Lily pad}, the large floating leaf of the water lily. [U.
            S.] --Lowell.
  
      {Tiger lily} (Bot.), {Lilium tigrinum}, the sepals of which
            are blotched with black.
  
      {Turk's-cap lily} (Bot.), {Lilium Martagon}, a red lily with
            recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily, {L.
            superbum}.
  
      {Water lily} (Bot.), the {Nymph[91]a}, a plant with floating
            roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals,
            usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow.
            [See Illust. of {Nymph[91]a}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Low-lived \Low"-lived`\, a.
      Characteristic of, or like, one bred in a low and vulgar
      condition of life; mean dishonorable; contemptible; as,
      low-lived dishonesty.
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