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cobra lily

cobra lily noun: a carnivorous plant native to northern California and southern Oregon, Darlingtonia californica.

cobra lily: a carnivorous plant native to northern California and southern Oregon, Darlingtonia californica
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Noun

cobra lily (plural cobra lilies)

  1. A carnivorous plant native to northern California and southern Oregon, Darlingtonia californica
  2. Any plant in the genus Arisaema spread in eastern Asia, eastern Africa and eastern North America
  3. The plant Chasmanthe aethiopica.

Synonyms of cobra lily

Forms of cobra lily

pluralcobra lilies

Origin of cobra lily

From the resemblance of the flower to the hood of a cobra. (None of these plants are true lilies.)

Questions about cobra lily

What does cobra lily mean?
Cobra lily means a carnivorous plant native to northern California and southern Oregon, Darlingtonia californica.
What part of speech is cobra lily?
Cobra lily is a noun.
What is the plural of cobra lily?
The plural of cobra lily is cobra lilies.

Words near cobra lily in the dictionary

  1. cobra chickens
  2. cobra de capello
  3. cobra effect
  4. cobra effects
  5. cobra lilies
  6. cobra lily
  7. cobra pose
  8. cobra saffron
  9. cobraided
  10. cobralike
  11. Cobram

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