Lenten lily

noun

The daffodil. Variant of Lent lily.

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Meanings

nounLenten lily (plural Lenten lilies)

plural Lenten lilies

  1. The daffodil. Variant of Lent lily.

    And there’s the Lenten lily That has not long to stay And dies on Easter day.

    1896, A. E. Housman, The Lent Lily

Origin

From its blossoming in spring.

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APA

Lenten lily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lenten%20lily

MLA

“Lenten lily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lenten%20lily. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lenten lily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lenten%20lily.

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