daylily
/ˈdeɪˌlɪli/noun
daylily is a noun meaning “Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Hemerocallis, that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled D-A-Y-L-I-L-Y, and it appears about once in every 26 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of daylily is daylilies.
What does daylily mean?
noun
- 1
Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Hemerocallis, that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce daylily?
- /ˈdeɪˌlɪli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of daylily
- daylilies plural
- day lily
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is daylily?
Daylily appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Daylily in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant of Hemerocallis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hémérocalle |
| German | Taglilie |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does daylily come from?
From day + lily.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).