Meanings
plural cobra lilies
- A carnivorous plant native to northern California and southern Oregon, Darlingtonia californica
Synonyms: California pitcher plant
- Any plant in the genus Arisaema spread in eastern Asia, eastern Africa and eastern North America
Synonyms: Jack-in-the-pulpit
- The plant Chasmanthe aethiopica.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA carnivorous plant native to northern California and southern Oregon, Darlingtonia californica
nounAny plant in the genus Arisaema spread in eastern Asia, eastern Africa and eastern North America
Origin
From the resemblance of the flower to the hood of a cobra. (None of these plants are true lilies.)
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian калифорнийска дарлингтония
- калифорнийска дарлингтония (kalifornijska darlingtonija)Darlingtonia californica
Dutch cobralelie
- cobralelieDarlingtonia californica
Polish darlingtonia kalifornijska
- darlingtonia kalifornijskaDarlingtonia californica
Cite this entry
cobra lily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobra%20lily
“cobra lily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobra%20lily. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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