Lenten lily

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From its blossoming in spring.

Noun[edit]

Lenten lily (plural Lenten lilies)

  1. The daffodil. Variant of Lent lily.
    • 1896, A. E. Housman, The Lent Lily:
      And there’s the Lenten lily
      That has not long to stay
      And dies on Easter day.
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