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swamp lilies

swamp lilies is the plural of swamp lily.

Meaning of swamp lily

Noun

swamp lily (plural swamp lilies)

  1. Any of various species of plants with showy flowers growing in wet habitats
    • Saururus (called in the United States, Swamp-lilies) is arranged by Linnæus in his second natural order […] Saururus […] is a very mild plant, and is often used in the shape of poultices, by the people of the United-States!1803, Benjamin Smith Barton, Elements of Botany, Philadelphia, pages 32–33
  2. in genera Crinum, including Crinum americanum (southern swamplily), Crinum erubescens, Crinum pedunculatum (also river lily or mangrove lily)
  3. Lilium superbum (also Turk's cap lily, turban lily, lily royal, or American tiger lily)
  4. Ottelia ovalifolia, of Australia.
  5. Saururus spp. (lizard's tail)
  6. Zephyranthes atamasco (rain lily, Atamasco lily)

Questions about swamp lilies

What is swamp lilies the plural of?
Swamp lilies is the plural of swamp lily.

Words near swamp lilies in the dictionary

  1. swamp gum
  2. swamp gums
  3. swamp harrier
  4. swamp harriers
  5. swamp holly
  6. swamp lilies
  7. swamp lily
  8. swamp maire
  9. swamp maple
  10. swamp maples
  11. swamp milkweed

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