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Canada lily

noun

  1. a plant, Lilium canadense, of eastern North America, having large, nodding, yellow or orange flowers with dark spots.

Canada lily

noun

  1. a lily, Lilium canadense, of NE North America, with small orange funnel-shaped nodding flowers Also calledmeadow lily

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Origin of Canada lily1

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

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