ATAMASCO LILY


Meaning of ATAMASCO LILY in English

/at"euh mas"koh, at'-/

a plant, Zephyranthes atamasco, of the amaryllis family, of the southeastern U.S., bearing a single white lilylike flower sometimes tinged with purple. Also called fairy lily .

[ 1620-30, Amer.; earlier attamusco ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .