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butterfly lily

butterfly lily noun: a mariposa lily (Calochortus).

Noun

butterfly lily (plural butterfly lilies)

  1. A mariposa lily (Calochortus).
  2. White ginger (Hedychium coronarium).

Forms of butterfly lily

pluralbutterfly lilies

Questions about butterfly lily

What does butterfly lily mean?
Butterfly lily means a mariposa lily (Calochortus).
What part of speech is butterfly lily?
Butterfly lily is a noun.
What is the plural of butterfly lily?
The plural of butterfly lily is butterfly lilies.

Words near butterfly lily in the dictionary

  1. butterfly knife
  2. butterfly knives
  3. butterfly knot
  4. butterfly knots
  5. butterfly lilies
  6. butterfly lily
  7. butterfly milkweed
  8. butterfly milkweeds
  9. butterfly mine
  10. butterfly mines
  11. butterfly needle

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