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Lenten lily
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English
Etymology
From its blossoming in spring.
Noun
The daffodil. Variant of Lent lily.
en 1896 The Lent Lily w:A. E. Housman And there’s the Lenten lilyThat has not long to stayAnd dies on Easter day.
en Amaryllis family plants