Lily vs. Rose — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Lily and Rose
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Lily
A bulbous plant with large trumpet-shaped, typically fragrant, flowers on a tall, slender stem.
Rose
A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars.
Lily
A heraldic fleur-de-lis.
Rose
Any light pink wine, coloured by only brief contact with red grape skins
A local rosé wine
A glass of rosé
Lily
Any of various plants of the genus Lilium, having variously colored, often trumpet-shaped flowers.
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Rose
Make rosy
A warm flush now rosed her hitherto blue cheeks
Lily
Any of various similar or related plants, such as the daylily or the water lily.
Rose
Any of numerous shrubs or vines of the genus Rosa, having prickly stems and pinnately compound leaves, widely cultivated for their showy, often fragrant flowers.
Lily
The flower of any of these plants.
Rose
The flower of any of these plants.
Lily
Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
Rose
Any of various other plants, especially one having similar flowers.
Lily
Any of several species of herbaceous flower which may or may not resemble the genus Lilium in some way, and which are not closely related to it or each other.
Rose
A member of the rose family.
Lily
(heraldry) The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.
Rose
A dark pink to moderate red.
Lily
The end of a compass needle that should point north, traditionally often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
Rose
An ornament, such as a decorative knot, resembling a rose in form; a rosette.
Lily
A royal spade in auction bridge.
Rose
A perforated nozzle for spraying water from a hose or sprinkling can.
Lily
(cartomancy) The thirtieth Lenormand card, representing calmness and maturity.
Rose
A form of gem cut marked by a flat base and a faceted, hemispheric upper surface.
Lily
White (as a racial epithet).
Rose
A gem, especially a diamond, cut in this manner.
Lily
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.
Rose
A rose window.
Lily
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.
Rose
A compass card or its representation, as on a map.
Lily
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.
Rose
Roses That which is marked by favor, success, or ease of execution
Directing this play has been all roses since the new producer took over.
Lily
A royal spade; - usually in pl. See Royal spade, below.
Rose
A light pink wine made from purple grapes, with the skins being removed from the juice during fermentation as soon as the desired color has been attained.
Lily
Any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
Rose
Of the color rose.
Rose
Relating to, containing, or used for roses.
Rose
Scented or flavored with or as if with roses.
Rose
Past tense of rise.
Rose
A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.
Rose
A flower of the rose plant.
Rose
A plant or species in the rose family. (Rosaceae)
Rose
Something resembling a rose flower.
Rose
(heraldry) The rose flower, usually depicted with five petals, five barbs, and a circular seed.
Rose
A purplish-red or pink colour, the colour of some rose flowers.
Rose
A round nozzle for a sprinkling can or hose.
Rose
The usually circular base of a light socket in the ceiling, from which the fitting or chandelier is suspended.
Rose
Any of various large, red-bodied, papilionid butterflies of the genus Pachliopta.
Rose
(mathematics) Any of various flower-like polar graphs of sinusoids or their squares. Category:en:Curves
Rose
A graph with only one vertex.
Rose
Alternative spelling of rosé
Rose
To make rose-coloured; to redden or flush.
Rose
To perfume, as with roses.
Rose
Past participle of rise
Rose
Having a purplish-red or pink colour. See rosy.
Rose
A flower and shrub of any species of the genus Rosa, of which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern hemispere
Rose
A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe.
Rose
A rose window. See Rose window, below.
Rose
A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a strainer at the foot of a pump.
Rose
The erysipelas.
Rose
The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card with radiating lines, used in other instruments.
Rose
The color of a rose; rose-red; pink.
Rose
A diamond. See Rose diamond, below.
Rose
To render rose-colored; to redden; to flush.
Rose
To perfume, as with roses.
Rose
Any of many plants of the genus Rosa
Rose
Pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began
Rose
A dusty pink color
Rose
Having a dusty purplish pink color;
The roseate glow of dawn
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