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Canada lily

noun

  1. a plant, Lilium canadense, of eastern North America, having large, nodding, yellow or orange flowers with dark spots.


Canada lily

noun

  1. a lily, Lilium canadense, of NE North America, with small orange funnel-shaped nodding flowers Also calledmeadow lily
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Canada lily1

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
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Example Sentences

Early drawings, including a Canada lily from 1892, are part of the exhibit, as are many cross-sections and dissections of all parts of a plant.

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