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orange lily
noun
- a bulbous lily, Lilium bulbiferum, of the mountainous regions of southern Europe, having erect, crimson-spotted, orange flowers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of orange lily1
First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences
The Violet stood apart from the others, sensuous and exotic—like an orange lily in a garden of snowdrops.
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He was dressed in his favorite suit of broad plaid, and had a gigantic orange-lily stuck jauntily in his buttonhole.
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The orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum) is a native of Southern Europe.
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Later, he planted the orange lily of forgetfulness, and thought of his wife no more.
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In a far distant land, beyond the sea, there dwelt an Orange Lily.
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