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cobra lily

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.37 in modern English

Syllables
co-bra lily
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A carnivorous plant native to northern California and southern Oregon, Darlingtonia californica

noun

Any plant in the genus Arisaema spread in eastern Asia, eastern Africa and eastern North America

noun

The plant Chasmanthe aethiopica.

Etymology

From the resemblance of the flower to the hood of a cobra. (None of these plants are true lilies.)

Inflected Forms

cobra lilies (plural)

Synonyms

California pitcher plant Jack-in-the-pulpit

Questions

What does cobra lily mean?
A carnivorous plant native to northern California and southern Oregon, Darlingtonia californica
Where does cobra lily come from?
From the resemblance of the flower to the hood of a cobra. (None of these plants are true lilies.)

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