Easter lily


noun
  1. 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 of Easter lily

1
First recorded in 1875–80

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How to use Easter lily in a sentence

  • She was as pallid as an Easter-lily; pallid, despite the fact that she had decided, and had nerved herself for his coming.

  • Candidum, sometimes called Easter lily, is one of the best known and commonly grown of all the Lilies.

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  • This is the only one of its kind, a wonderfully beautiful desert plant, much like an Easter lily.

British Dictionary definitions for Easter lily

Easter lily

noun
  1. any of various lilies, esp Lilium longiflorum, that have large showy white flowers

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