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Jacobean lily

American

noun

a bulbous plant, Sprekelia formosissima, of the amaryllis family, native to Mexico, bearing a large, bright-red flower.

Etymology

Origin of Jacobean lily

1745–55; allegedly named after St. James ( Late Latin Jacobus ); Jacobean

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