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swamp lily

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Any of various species of plants with showy flowers growing in wet habitats

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Meaning 2

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)

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Meaning 3

Any of various species of plants with showy flowers growing in wet habitats:

Lilium superbum (also Turk's cap lily, turban lily, lily royal, or American tiger lily)

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Meaning 4

Any of various species of plants with showy flowers growing in wet habitats:

Ottelia ovalifolia, of Australia.

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Meaning 5

Any of various species of plants with showy flowers growing in wet habitats:

Saururus spp. (lizard's tail)

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Meaning 6

Any of various species of plants with showy flowers growing in wet habitats:

Zephyranthes atamasco (rain lily, Atamasco lily)

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Meaning 7

North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: lizard's-tail, water dragon, Saururus cernuus

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Broader terms: marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant

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