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Definition of Mountain lily

1. Noun. Japanese lily with golden rays.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mountain Lily

Literary usage of Mountain lily

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Flashlights from Mountain and Plain by Duke Davis (1911)
"THE mountain lily FLOWERS are one of God's great tokens of love to humanity. ... It is commonly known as the mountain lily. As the rainfall is scant in ..."

2. Songs of the Noon and Night by M. Elva Wood (1866)
"TO A mountain lily. ALE flower upon the moor I When o'er the starry floor Of the new Heaven, flashed che virgin light; Methinks the vestal sod, ..."

3. Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan by Asiatic Society of Japan (1881)
"So the name of the mountain-lily-plant was taken, and the designation of River Sawi [bestowed] . ..."

4. The Story of a Mother-love by Annette Fitch-Brewer (1913)
"The Squaw Grass or mountain lily is used by the Indians in making baskets. The " Avalanche Lily " grows right up from the snow. ..."

5. Popular Studies of California Wild Flowers by Bertha Marguerite Rice, Roland Rice (1920)
"Since then, I have found this white mountain lily even more impressively beautiful. In our heavenly Father's gardens are blossoms infinitely fairer and ..."

6. Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon by Oregon Supreme Court (1899)
"The evidence tends to show that the mountain lily Ledge was located prior to the Ida Bell mining claim, which is owned by the defendants, and either adjoins ..."

7. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1915)
"... gold-flecked petal is a downy, silken wing; And could you be unhappy in a land of sun and sky Where the mountain lily-blossom is a fairy butterfly? ..."

8. Wild Flowers of the North American Mountains by Julia W. Henshaw (1915)
"The mountain lily is one of the handsomest of the alpine flowers, and early in July its red-tinted tawny bells render the woods attractively gay. ..."

9. Flashlights from Mountain and Plain by Duke Davis (1911)
"THE mountain lily FLOWERS are one of God's great tokens of love to humanity. ... It is commonly known as the mountain lily. As the rainfall is scant in ..."

10. Songs of the Noon and Night by M. Elva Wood (1866)
"TO A mountain lily. ALE flower upon the moor I When o'er the starry floor Of the new Heaven, flashed che virgin light; Methinks the vestal sod, ..."

11. Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan by Asiatic Society of Japan (1881)
"So the name of the mountain-lily-plant was taken, and the designation of River Sawi [bestowed] . ..."

12. The Story of a Mother-love by Annette Fitch-Brewer (1913)
"The Squaw Grass or mountain lily is used by the Indians in making baskets. The " Avalanche Lily " grows right up from the snow. ..."

13. Popular Studies of California Wild Flowers by Bertha Marguerite Rice, Roland Rice (1920)
"Since then, I have found this white mountain lily even more impressively beautiful. In our heavenly Father's gardens are blossoms infinitely fairer and ..."

14. Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon by Oregon Supreme Court (1899)
"The evidence tends to show that the mountain lily Ledge was located prior to the Ida Bell mining claim, which is owned by the defendants, and either adjoins ..."

15. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1915)
"... gold-flecked petal is a downy, silken wing; And could you be unhappy in a land of sun and sky Where the mountain lily-blossom is a fairy butterfly? ..."

16. Wild Flowers of the North American Mountains by Julia W. Henshaw (1915)
"The mountain lily is one of the handsomest of the alpine flowers, and early in July its red-tinted tawny bells render the woods attractively gay. ..."

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