devil\'s-bit

 [dev-uhlz-bit]  

dev·il's-bit

   [dev-uhlz-bit]
noun
an eastern North American plant, Chamaelirium luteum, of the lily family, having a dense, drooping spike of small white flowers.
Also called fairy wand.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English
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