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sego lily
noun
se·go lily
ˈsē-(ˌ)gō- 
: a mariposa lily (Calochortus nuttallii) of western North America having mostly white or in some areas mostly yellow flowers mottled with a darker color
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Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall spearheaded a campaign to impose the city's official flag design of a sego lily onto flags, including pride, transgender, and Juneteenth colors.
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Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
Gone are the spears, the twin American flags, the bald eagle clutching a white crest, the beehive, the sego lilies.
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Kim Bellware,
Washington Post,
25 Mar. 2023
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Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
Gone are the spears, the twin American flags, the bald eagle clutching a white crest, the beehive, the sego lilies.
—
Kim Bellware,
Washington Post,
25 Mar. 2023
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“Sego lily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sego%20lily. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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