wood lily
noun
a lily, Lilium philadelphicum, of eastern North America, having orange-red flowers.
Origin of wood lily
11350–1400; Middle English: meadow saffron
Words Nearby wood lily
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How to use wood lily in a sentence
Mark the maple twigs, like silhouettes cut in coral, and the sheath of the wood lily, like a ribbon half unrolled.
Rosemary and Rue | AmberSpring is gone; the sun is overhead; the red wood-lily is open.
The Fall of the Year | Dallas Lore SharpHow impossible it would be to kindle a wood-lily on the cold, damp soil of April!
The Fall of the Year | Dallas Lore SharpYour mother's face was as white as a wood-lily, with only a faint dream of rose in her cheeks.
The Golden Road | Lucy Maud Montgomery
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