wood lily

American  

noun

1. a lily, Lilium philadelphicum, of eastern North America, having orange-red flowers.

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Etymology

Origin of wood lily

1350–1400; Middle English: meadow saffron

Example Sentences

These native wood lilies emerge from the ground in spring.

From Seattle Times

In such places, my spirit lifted to the sight of the drifts of white clover or the clouds of purple vetch, with here and there the flaming cup of a wood lily.

From The New Yorker

Others will shade you under sassafras, white oak and beech before putting you out, gently, at a meadow full of butterfly weed and wood lilies.

From New York Times

The lodge is now a horticultural library, and the setting features a broad array of trees, shrubs and an English-style garden with everything from wood lilies to Beverly Sills iris.

From New York Times

Mark the maple twigs, like silhouettes cut in coral, and the sheath of the wood lily, like a ribbon half unrolled.

From Project Gutenberg