sand lily
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sand lily
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Example Sentences
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The little sand lily of Colorado blossoms at the edges of the highways in the dust, in the Spring, and looks like our star of Bethlehem.
From Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown by Colles, Julia Keese
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