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[syn: Madonna lily, white lily, Annunciation lily, Lent lily, Lilium candidum]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Annunciation lily \An*nun`ci*a"tion lil"y\ (Bot.)
The common white lily (Lilium candidum). So called because
it is usually introduced by painters in pictures of the
Annunciation.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Easter lily \Eas"ter lil`y\ (Bot.)
Any one of various lilies or lilylike flowers which bloom
about Easter; specif.:
(a) The common white lily (Lilium candidum), called also
Annunciation lily.
(b) The larger white lily (Lilium longiflorum eximium, syn.
L. Harrisii) called also Bermuda lily.
(c) The daffodil (Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus).
(d) The Atamasco lily.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Annunciation lily
n 1: lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad
funnel-shaped white flowers [syn: Madonna lily, white
lily, Annunciation lily, Lent lily, Lilium candidum]