lily

Lily is a name that receives several plants. The concept comes from Hispanic Arabic asussána, in turn derived from classical Arabic sūsanah that comes from the pelvi sōsan.

The first definition provided by the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) indicates that a lily is called a plant that belongs to the family group of liliaceae. There are different varieties and species with different characteristics, so there is not a single lily but the correct thing to do is to speak of lilies (in the plural).

The Lilium candidum species is known as white lily, common lily or simply lily.

The genus Lilium

The lilies or the lilies are the plants that make up the genus Lilium. In general, the term lily refers to the species whose scientific name is Lilium candidum, known as common lily, white lily or just lily.

This lily has a bulb that allows the birth of elongated leaves and also has an aerial stem with more leaves and with flowers white in color and intense aroma. The common lily is native to Middle East and grows in temperate climate regions.

Other plants called lilies

It is interesting to note that there are plants that do not belong to the genus Lilium but they are also baptized lilies. This usually happens with the species of the gender Arum, to mention one case.

The Gladiolus italicus, the Calendula officinalis, the Iris pseudacorus and the Calochortus leichtlinii They are called lily. That is why it should be borne in mind that lilies can be vegetables very dissimilar to each other.

The lily is considered a symbol of purity.

Symbol of purity

We said above that the common lily is a plant with white flowers. Due to this tonality, the name is also used to refer to an individual or a thing that stands out for its integrity, its decorum or his honesty.

In fact, the lily is considered a symbol of the pure. In Catholicism, it is common for Santo Domingo with lilies in his hand because of his attachment to the purity.

The legend of Azucena

In the Peruvian territory, a legend maintains the existence of a ghost that roams a highway in the department of Loreto. The spirit in question would be that of a girl named Lily that he would have died as a result of a sexual assault.

People say that Lily look for mens that they are alone and it seduces them. Once they are related to the spectrum, they end up sick or dead.

As with most legends, it is possible to hear different versions of the story. In some cases, Lily He did not die from a rape, but from a traffic accident. Since the young woman was a virgin, she wishes to leave that state or posthumous condition, thus stalking men on the road.

Female name

In several countries Hispanic, Lily It is a fairly common feminine name. For reference we can focus on the figure of Azucena Villaflor.

This Argentine born in 1924 was one of the founders of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo when performing, in 1976, efforts to try to find his son and daughter-in-law, both kidnapped by the dictatorship military. Own LilyDue to her activism, she ended up being kidnapped, tortured and murdered by the regime.