swamp lily
swamp lily · swamp lilies
Any of various species of plants with showy flowers growing in wet habitatsAny of various species of plants with showy flowers growing in wet habitats
Meaning
6 sensesAny of various species of plants with showy flowers growing in wet habitats
Any of various species of plants with showy flowers growing in wet habitats:
In genera Crinum, including Crinum americanum (southern swamplily), Crinum erubescens, Crinum pedunculatum (also river lily or mangrove lily)
Lilium superbum (also Turk's cap lily, turban lily, lily royal, or American tiger lily)
Ottelia ovalifolia, of Australia.
Saururus spp. (lizard's tail)
Zephyranthes atamasco (rain lily, Atamasco lily)
More definitions
- North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers
Forms
plural: swamp lilies| Singular | swamp lily |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers:lizard's-tailwater dragonSaururus cernuus