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ANNUNCIATION LILY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Annunciation lily mean? 

ANNUNCIATION LILY (noun)
  The noun ANNUNCIATION LILY has 1 sense:

1. lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowersplay

  Familiarity information: ANNUNCIATION LILY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANNUNCIATION LILY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Annunciation lily; Lent lily; Lilium candidum; Madonna lily; white lily

Hypernyms ("Annunciation lily" is a kind of...):

lily (any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers)


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