meadow lily


Origin of meadow lily

1
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

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How to use meadow lily in a sentence

  • The yellow meadow lily bends down over the damp mold it seeks.

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  • It bore a single dark orange-red flower, which did not droop as do the flowers of the meadow lily, but stood stiffly erect.

British Dictionary definitions for meadow lily

meadow lily

noun
  1. another name for Canada lily

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