Hypernyms for "lily"
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Annunciation lily
Bermuda lily
Canada lily
coast lily
Columbia tiger lily
devil lily
Easter lily
kentan
Lent lily
leopard lily
Lilium auratum
Lilium canadense
Lilium candidum
Lilium catesbaei
Lilium columbianum
Lilium lancifolium
Lilium longiflorum
Lilium maritinum
Lilium martagon
Lilium michiganense
Lilium pardalinum
Lilium philadelphicum
Lilium superbum
Madonna lily
martagon
meadow lily
Michigan lily
mountain lily
Oregon lily
panther lily
pine lily
tiger lily
Turk''s cap-lily
Turk''s-cap
white lily
white trumpet lily
wild meadow lily
wild yellow lily
wood lily
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.