Madonna lily


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Madonna lily

n.
An eastern Mediterranean plant(Lilium candidum) having white, bell-shaped flowers that yield an essential oil used in perfumery.

[From its frequent appearance in paintings of the Madonna.]
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Madonna lily

n
(Plants) a perennial widely cultivated Mediterranean lily plant,Lilium candidum, with white trumpet-shaped flowers. Also called:Annunciation lily
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Madon′na lil′y


n.
a lily,Lilium candidum, having clusters of white bell-shaped flowers.
[1875–80]
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Noun1.Madonna lily - lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowersMadonna lily - lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers
lily - any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
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