| avalanche lily n. A western North American corm-producing plant (Erythronium grandiflorum) in the lily family, having white or golden-yellow flowers with red anthers. [So called because it grows near the snow line and blooms when the snow begins to melt.] |
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| Noun | 1. |  avalanche lily - perennial herb having large white flowers marked with orange; found near the snow line in the northwestern United Statesliliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber Erythronium, genus Erythronium - perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily |
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