atamasco lily

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Definitions of atamasco lily words

noun atamasco lily any of a genus (Zephyranthes) of bulbous plants of the lily family, with hollow stems, grassy leaves, and funnel-shaped flowers of yellow, pink, red, or purple-tinged white 3
noun atamasco lily a plant, Zephyranthes atamasco, of the amaryllis family, of the southeastern U.S., bearing a single white lilylike flower sometimes tinged with purple. 1
noun atamasco lily Alternative form of Atamasco lily. 0

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

1620-30, Americanism; earlier attamusco < Virginia Algonquian

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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