wood lily

noun

1. a lily, Lilium philadelphicum, of eastern North America, having orange-red flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wood lily¹

1350–1400; Middle English: meadow saffron

Example Sentences

When he sculpted it to a point, such a brush would let him paint the pinfeathers of a young meadowlark or the petals of a wood lily.

From Literature

These native wood lilies emerge from the ground in spring.

From Seattle Times

In such places, my spirit lifted to the sight of the drifts of white clover or the clouds of purple vetch, with here and there the flaming cup of a wood lily.

From The New Yorker

In such places my spirit lifted to the sight of the drifts of white clover or the clouds of purple vetch with here and there the flaming cup of a wood lily.

From Literature

Others will shade you under sassafras, white oak and beech before putting you out, gently, at a meadow full of butterfly weed and wood lilies.

From New York Times