Lent lily

noun

The wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus)

Similar
Madonna lilywhite lilyAnnunciation lilyLilium candidum

Meanings

nounLent lily (plural Lent lilies)

plural Lent lilies

  1. The wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers

Similar
Madonna lilywhite lilyAnnunciation lilyLilium candidum
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From its blossoming in spring.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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