lilly-pilly

English

Alternative forms

• lillipilli, lilly pilly, lillypilly

Etymology

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Noun

lilly-pilly (plural lilly-pillies)

1. An myrtaceous tree found in Australia (Syzygium smithii) with smooth ovate leaves and panicles of small white flowers.
2. Any of a number of related trees.

References

• “lilly-pilly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.