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wood lily

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A North American perennial lily of the species Lilium philadelphicum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flame lily, Philadelphia lily, prairie lily, western red lily

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red purple-spotted flowers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Lilium philadelphicum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lily

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noun

Meaning 3

any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: trillium, wake-robin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: liliaceous plant

Narrower terms: prairie wake-robin, prairie trillium, Trillium recurvatum, dwarf-white trillium, snow trillium, early wake-robin, purple trillium, red trillium, birthroot, Trillium erectum, toadshade, sessile trillium, Trillium sessile

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