easter lily

2 definitions found

easter lily - 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.]

easter lily - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Easter lily
      n 1: tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that
           bloom in the spring [syn: Easter lily, Bermuda lily,
           white trumpet lily, Lilium longiflorum]