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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Fleur-de-lis, Lilium lancifolium, Lycoris radiata, Lilium pardalinum subsp. pitkinense, Cecil Frederick Patterson, Lilium humboldtii, Lilium bosniacum, Lilium pensylvanicum, Lilium ledebourii, Lilium philadelphicum, Lilium columbianum, Lilium occidentale, Lilium parryi, Lilium superbum, Lilium michauxii, Lilium martagon, Lily seed germination types, Lilium candidum, Lilium maritimum, Lilium rubescens, Lilium longiflorum, Lilium washingtonianum, Lilium canadense, Lilium mackliniae, Lilium "Stargazer," Lilium kelleyanum, Lilium regale, Lilium bolanderi, Lilium kelloggii, Lilium parvum, Lilium auratum, Lilium bulbiferum, Lilium michiganense, Lilium henryi, Lilium speciosum, Lilium oxypetalum, Lilium wallichianum, Lilium arboricola, Lilium grayi, Lilium tsingtauense, Lilium pumilum, Lilium davidii, Lilium cernuum, Lilium pyrenaicum, Lilium maculatum, Lilium nepalense, Lilium eupetes, Lilium chalcedonicum, Lilium pomponium, Lilium monadelphum, Lilium carniolicum. Excerpt: The fleur-de-lis (or fleur-de-lys; plural: fleurs-de-lis; (pronunciation as in lease, not lee), English pronunciation: French pronunciation: ) is a stylized lily (in French, fleur means flower, and lis means lily) or iris that is used as a decorative design or symbol. It may be "at one and the same time, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic," especially in heraldry. It is represented in Unicode at U+269C ( ) in the Miscellaneous Symbols block. While the fleur-de-lis has appeared on countless European coats of arms and flags over the centuries, it is particularly associated with the French monarchy in a historical context, and continues to appear in the arms of the King of Spain and the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, members of the House of Bourbon. It remains an enduring symbol of France that appears on French postage stamps, although it...