单词 | avalanche lily |
释义 | avalanche lily in American English US a wildflower (Erythronium montanum) of the lily family, native to the mountain meadows of Washington and Oregon and blooming in June among the melting snowbanks avalanche lily in American Englishnoun either of two plants, Erythronium grandiflorum or E. montanum, of the lily family, of the mountains of northwestern North America, having nodding yellow or white flowers Word origin [1910–15, Amer.; appar. so called because it is found near the snow line or the edge of glaciers]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blackout, grass roots, payoff, radio, zing |
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