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Definition of Canada lily
1. Noun. Common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown.
Generic synonyms: Lily
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canada Lily
Literary usage of Canada lily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ten New England Blossoms and Their Insect Visitors by Clarence Moores Weed (1895)
"IX THE Canada lily To meet the case of insects which love the dusk, many flowers
are colored white ; for those which move about at night and cannot see at ..."
2. The Swiss Cross by Agassiz Association (1887)
"Of these, the Lilium Philadelphicum, or erect red one, blooms first, followed at
once by the yellow, nodding Canada lily. After these, comes the turk's-cap, ..."
3. The Flower Beautiful by Clarence Moores Weed (1903)
"The shape of the flowers in this species is very similar to that of the Canada
lily, but instead of hanging vertically downward they are held horizontally, ..."
4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William MacKinley Klein (1993)
"Li li u in canadense L. ssp. canadense Canada lily Herbaceous perennial Wet
meadows, moist woods and thickets. Lilium canadense L. ssp. ..."
5. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Li Hum canadense L. ssp. canadense Canada lily Herbaceous perennial Wet ...
Wherry Canada lily Herbaceous perennial Woods, swamps, bogs and stream banks. ..."
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