Oregon lily

Oregon lily
noun
lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers
Hypernyms: ↑lily

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized O
: a slender bulbous herb (Lilium columbianum) of western No. America with scattered leaves and showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers

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