verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative form of hemerocallise; to bloom or flower for a single day, as a daylily does
Usage: British spelling variant of 'hemerocallizes'; botanical/horticultural term; rare in everyday usage
Examples
- The daylily hemerocallises each morning and closes by evening.
- Each flower hemerocallises for only one day before wilting.
- The plant hemerocallises reliably throughout the summer season.