Annunciation lily

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Mar 01 2006 at 14:33:16

An*nun`ci*a"tion lil"y (?). (Bot.)

The common white lily (Lilium candidum). So called because it is usually introduced by painters in pictures of the Annunciation.

 

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