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WILD YELLOW LILY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wild yellow lily mean?
• WILD YELLOW LILY (noun)
The noun WILD YELLOW LILY has 1 sense:
1. common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown
Familiarity information: WILD YELLOW LILY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Canada lily; Lilium canadense; meadow lily; wild meadow lily; wild yellow lily
Hypernyms ("wild yellow lily" is a kind of...):
lily (any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers)
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