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atamasco lily

noun
at·​a·​mas·​co lily | \ ˌa-tə-ˈmas-(ˌ)kō- How to pronounce atamasco lily (audio) \

Definition of atamasco lily

: any of a genus (Zephyranthes) of American bulbous herbs of the amaryllis family with pink, white, or yellowish flowers especially : one (Z. atamasco) of the southeastern U.S. with white flowers usually tinged with purple

First Known Use of atamasco lily

1726, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for atamasco lily

Virginia Algonquian attamusco

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