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Definition of Avalanche lily
1. Noun. Perennial herb having large white flowers marked with orange; found near the snow line in the northwestern United States.
Generic synonyms: Liliaceous Plant
Group relationships: Erythronium, Genus Erythronium
Lexicographical Neighbors of Avalanche Lily
Literary usage of Avalanche lily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Story of a Mother-love by Annette Fitch Brewer (1913)
"The " avalanche lily " grows right up from the snow. It is sometimes called "
adder- tongue " and I think is related to the yellow variety we find in the ..."
2. Mountaineering and Exploration in the Selkirks: A Record of Pioneer Work by Howard Palmer (1914)
"... frail pink- white spring beauties,8 the golden avalanche lily.9 These and many
other flowers make the alpine meadows brilliant through July and the ..."
3. Your National Parks by Enos Abijah Mills, Laurence Frederick Schmeckebier (1917)
"A dogtooth violet, commonly called avalanche lily, is abundant. The western
anemone, with its exquisite leaves, its purple bloom and decorative seed plumes, ..."
4. Appalachia by Appalachian Mountain Club (1908)
"... the various camps, and the climbing party upon the mountain. Pictures of
flowers beautifully colored were also shown, — the anemone, avalanche lily, ..."
5. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections by Smithsonian Institution (1922)
"The avalanche lily forces its way up through the hard snow, and its beautiful
slender green leaves and yellow flowers fairly cover the thin outlying margins ..."
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