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madonnaliilia

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 19.06.2025

Meanings

Balkanilt ja Lähis-Idast pärit valgete õiekobaratega liilia, Eestis aiataim
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Kristluses peetakse seda taime puhtuse ja süütuse sümboliks.

Usage examples
  • Madonnaliilia delikaatne seebilõhn oli mulle üllatav.
  • Madonnaliiliat on keskaegsetel maalidel sageli kujutatud koos neitsi Maarjaga.

Terminological databases

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 630460 Last modified 12.10.2022
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Domain classified botany
  • taimeliik liilialiste (Liliaceae) sugukonnas liilia (Lilium) perekonnas
  • lily of the eastern Mediterranean, Lilium candidum, long cultivated for its fragrant, pure white flowers and often depicted in pictures of the Madonna
madonnaliilia preferred
Madonna lily
Usage examples
  • The true lilies are erect perennial plants with leafy stems, scaly bulbs, usually narrow leaves, and solitary or clustered flowers. The flowers consist of six petal-like segments, which may form the shape of a trumpet, with a more or less elongated tube, as in the Madonna lily (Lilium candidum) and Easter lily (L. longiflorum).
Lilium candidum L.
Lilium candidum

Botaanika terminibaas

ID 1139754 Last modified 19.01.2025
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Domain taxonomyclassified botany
madonnaliilia preferred

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Inflection Type 1

madonnaliilia madonnaliiliad
madonnaliilia madonnaliiliate
madonnaliiliat madonnaliiliaid

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