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atamasco lily definition

☆ ata·masco lily (at′ə mas′kō)

any of a genus (Zephyranthes) of bulbous plants of the lily family, with hollow stems, grassy leaves, and funnel-shaped flowers of yellow, pink, red, or purple-tinged white

Etymology: Virginia Algonquian attamusco

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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