Easter lily

Easter lily

noun
any of several white-flowered lilies that are artificially brought into bloom in early spring, especially Lilium longiflorum eximium, native to Taiwan and widely cultivated.

Origin:
1875–80
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Easter lily
 
n
any of various lilies, esp Lilium longiflorum, that have large showy white flowers

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