Definition of Saint-Bruno's-lily
:a European alpine plant (Paradisea liliastrum) of the family Liliaceae resembling the asphodel with fascicled fleshy roots, radical leaves, and funnel-shaped white flowers
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Origin and Etymology of saint-bruno's-lily
probably after St. Bruno of Querfurt †1009 German archbishop & missionary
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