atamasco lily

atamasco lily
/at"euh mas"koh, at'-/
a plant, Zephyranthes atamasco, of the amaryllis family, of the southeastern U.S., bearing a single white lilylike flower sometimes tinged with purple. Also called fairy lily.
[1620-30, Amer.; earlier attamusco < Virginia Algonquian]

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  • atamasco lily — |ad.ə|ma(ˌ)skō noun also atamasco Etymology: Virginia attamusco, literally, it is red : a plant of the genus Zephyranthes (especially Z. atamasco and Z. longifolia) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • atamasco lily — at′a•mas′co lil′y [[t]ˈæt əˈmæs koʊ, ˌæt [/t]] n. pln a plant of the southeastern U.S., Zephyranthes atamasco, of the amaryllis family, bearing a single white lilylike flower sometimes tinged with purple • Etymology: 1620–30, amer.; earlier… …   From formal English to slang

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