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.]

Madonna lily

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

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
Annunciation lily, Lent lily, Lilium candidum, white lily
lily - any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
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