josephine's-lily

josephine's-lily
noun also josephine lily \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ (plural josephine's-lilies also josephine lilies)
Usage: usually capitalized J
Etymology: after Joséphine de Beauharnais died 1814 empress of France
: a southern African bulbous herb (Brunsvigia josephinae) of the family Amaryllidaceae with bright red flowers

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