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Humboldt's lily

noun
Hum·boldt's lily | \ˈhəmˌbōlts-\

Definition of Humboldt's lily 

: a Californian bulbous herb (Lilium humboldtii) with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers

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after Alexander von Humboldt

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