11-letter words that end in ily
- anti-family — a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.
- arbitrarily — subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: an arbitrary decision.
- arum family — the plant family Araceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having numerous tiny flowers on a fleshy spike above or sheathed by a large spathe, and including the anthurium, calla lily, jack-in-the-pulpit, and philodendron.
- bibliophily — the love of books
- canada lily — a lily, Lilium canadense, of NE North America, with small orange funnel-shaped nodding flowers
- customarily — according to custom; usually
- desultorily — lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
- easter lily — any of several white-flowered lilies that are artificially brought into bloom in early spring, especially Lilium longiflorum eximium, native to Taiwan and widely cultivated.
- exemplarily — In an exemplary manner; ideally, admirably.
- fiduciarily — Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another.
- foolhardily — In a foolhardy manner.
- ginger lily — any of various plants belonging to the genus Hedychium, of the ginger family, native to Asia, especially the white ginger, H. coronarium, having white, fragrant flowers.
- gustatorily — in a gustatory manner
- holy family — a representation in art of Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus.
- host family — family one lodges with
- imaginarily — existing only in the imagination or fancy; not real; fancied: an imaginary illness; the imaginary animals in the stories of Dr. Seuss.
- interfamily — a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not: the traditional family. a social unit consisting of one or more adults together with the children they care for: a single-parent family.
- intrafamily — Occurring within a family.
- iris family — the plant family Iridaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having bulbs, corms, or rhizomes, sword-shaped grasslike leaves, and usually showy flowers, and including the blackberry lily, crocus, freesia, gladiolus, and iris.
- kaffir lily — clivia.
- legendarily — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.
- lily family — the large plant family Liliaceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants growing from bulbs, corms, rhizomes, or tubers, having narrow, parallel-veined, usually basal leaves, often showy flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the aloe, asparagus, aspidistra, hyacinth, numerous species of lily, lily of the valley, trillium, and tulip.
- malacophily — pollination of plants by snails
- mandatorily — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- maximaphily — the collection or study of picture postcards which depict a picture similar, or identical, to that on the stamp, and which also have a related postmark
- meadow lily — Canada lily.
- mercenarily — In a mercenary way, for selfish reason of profit or gain.
- mint family — the large plant family Labiatae (or Lamiaceae), characterized by aromatic herbaceous plants having square stems, simple leaves, clusters of two-lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of small nutlets, and including basil, bee balm, catnip, coleus, lavender, marjoram, oregano, peppermint, rosemary, sage, spearmint, and thyme.
- momentarily — for a moment; briefly: to pause momentarily.
- multifamily — designed or suitable for the use of several or many families: multifamily apartment buildings.
- necessarily — by or of necessity; as a matter of compulsion or requirement: You don't necessarily have to attend.
- olfactorily — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- orange lily — a bulbous lily, Lilium bulbiferum, of the mountainous regions of southern Europe, having erect, crimson-spotted, orange flowers.
- overhastily — in such a way as to be excessively hasty or done without enough consideration
- palm family — the plant family Palmae (or Arecaceae; formerly, Palmaceae), characterized by chiefly tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having large compound leaves in featherlike or fanlike fronds, large clusters of small flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the palmettos, ornamental palms, and palms that are the source of carnauba wax, coconuts, dates, raffia, rattan, sago, and various oils.
- pecuniarily — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- pine family — the plant family Pinaceae, characterized by mostly evergreen, resinous trees having narrow, often needlelike leaves, male flowers in catkinlike clusters, and scaly female flowers that develop into fruit in the form of a woody cone, and including cedar (genus Cedrus), fir, hemlock, larch, pine, and spruce.
- pink family — the plant family Caryophyllaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having opposite leaves, usually swollen-jointed stems, flowers with petals notched at the tips, and fruit generally in the form of a many-seeded capsule, and including baby's-breath, carnation, chickweed, pink, and sweet william.
- psychophily — the pollination of flowers by butterflies
- rose family — the plant family Rosaceae, characterized by trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having compound or simple leaves with stipules, flowers typically with five sepals and five petals, and fruit in a variety of forms, many of which are fleshy and edible, and including the almond, apple, apricot, blackberry, cherry, cinquefoil, hawthorn, peach, pear, plum, raspberry, rose, spirea, and strawberry.
- rubrum lily — either of two cultivated lilies, Lilium auratum rubrum or L. speciosum rubrum, having showy red flowers.
- rush family — the plant family Juncaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having narrow, grasslike leaves, small and greenish flowers, and capsular fruit with three compartments, comprising the true rushes.
- scripophily — the collecting by hobbyists of old stock certificates and bonds that have no intrinsic value other than their aesthetic appeal or relative rarity.
- secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- sierra lily — a lily, Lilium parvum, of the northwestern U.S., having erect, purple-spotted, orange-red flowers with a yellow base.
- spider lily — any of several plants having lilylike flowers with narrow petals, as those belonging to the genera Crinum, Hymenocallis, and Lycoris, of the amaryllis family.
- statutorily — of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute.
- superfamily — a category of related families within an order or suborder.
- temporarily — lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
- timbrophily — the love of stamps; stamp collecting
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