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washington lily

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
wash-ing-ton lily
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A North American lily of species Lilium washingtonianum.

Etymology

Named after Martha Washington. (In fact, as the northern range of the plant is near Mount Hood in Oregon, it does not naturally occur in the state of Washington.)

Inflected Forms

Washington lilies (plural)

Synonyms

Mount Hood lily Shasta lily

Questions

What does washington lily mean?
A North American lily of species Lilium washingtonianum.
Where does washington lily come from?
Named after Martha Washington. (In fact, as the northern range of the plant is near Mount Hood in Oregon, it does not naturally occur in the state of Washington.)

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