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Easter lily

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noun
any of several white-flowered lilies that are artificially brought into bloom in early spring, especially Lilium longiflorum eximium, native to Taiwan and widely cultivated.
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Origin of Easter lily

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby Easter lily

Easter egg, Easter egg chicken, Easter Island, Easter Islander, Easter-ledges, Easter lily, easterling, easterly, easterly wave, Easter Monday, eastern
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How to use Easter lily in a sentence

  • She was as pallid as an Easter-lily; pallid, despite the fact that she had decided, and had nerved herself for his coming.

    A Breath of Prairie and other stories|Will Lillibridge

  • Candidum, sometimes called Easter Lily, is one of the best known and commonly grown of all the Lilies.

    Talks about Flowers.|M. D. Wellcome

  • This is the only one of its kind, a wonderfully beautiful desert plant, much like an Easter Lily.

    Field Book of Western Wild Flowers|Margaret Armstrong

British Dictionary definitions for Easter lily

Easter lily
noun
any of various lilies, esp Lilium longiflorum, that have large showy white flowers
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