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foxtail lily noun[ C or U ] uk /ˌfɒks.teɪl ˈlɪl.i/ us /ˈfɑːks.teɪl ˌlɪl.i/ a very tall plant with many small pink, white, yellow, or orange flowers growing together on a long stem: If the foxtail lily is happy, it will produce seedlings at a healthy rate. Foxtail lilies have bushy spikes several feet long that are made up of hundreds of tiny, glowing flowers. At 2-3 metres tall, the foxtail lilies make a startling impression in May and June. If you want to turn heads, try the tall, rocket-like spires of foxtail lilies. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus edelweiss eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist lupin sedum sego lily self-heal senecio sensitive plant |