lilywort

English

Etymology

From lily +‎ wort.

Noun

lilywort (plural lilyworts)

1. (botany) Any plant of the lily family or order.
   • 1830, John Lindley, An Introduction to Botany:

     Grains mussel-shaped. In the Bulbs of the larger Lilyworts , as in Fritillaria , Lilium.

References

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