stone lily

American

noun

a fossil crinoid.

stone-lily British

noun

the fossil of any of several species of sea lily or crinoid

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Etymology

Origin of stone lily

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

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Thousands of miles farther on it halted at yet another stone lily, labelled "Java."; and this, again, delighted him hugely, because he knew that now he was at the world's end.

From The Day's Work - Volume 1 by Kipling, Rudyard

This was really an animal, but it looked somewhat like a closed pond lily with a long stem, and people used to call it the stone lily.

From Diggers in the Earth by Tappan, Eva March

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