Easter lily
noun
: any of several white cultivated lilies (especially Lilium longiflorum) that bloom in early spring
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Most Easter lilies bloom once a year in spring, but under optimal conditions, some of them bloom a second time in the fall.
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2025
In other homes, nodding Easter lilies will cast a vaguely funereal air over the roast—only to be discarded a week later when their anthers stain an antique linen tablecloth in splotches of saffron.
—Marianne Willburn, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2023
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2025
In other homes, nodding Easter lilies will cast a vaguely funereal air over the roast—only to be discarded a week later when their anthers stain an antique linen tablecloth in splotches of saffron.
—Marianne Willburn, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2023
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“Easter lily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Easter%20lily. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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