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Brewer's: Lent Lily

(The). The daffodil, which blooms in Lent. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LentenLent A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X…

Brewer's: Lily of the Valley

The Convallaria majalis (the May valley plant); one of the species is Solomon's seal. It is by no means the case that the Convallaria grow only in valleys, although they prefer shady…

Lili Taylor Biography

Lili Taylor actressBorn: 2/20/1967Birthplace: Glencoe, Illinois Since her film debut in Mystic Pizza (1988), Taylor has made a name for herself in the world of independent films. She won an IPF…

Langtry, Lillie

(Encyclopedia) Langtry, Lillie, 1853–1929, English actress, b. Jersey, Channel Islands; known as the Jersey Lily. One of the first English women of elevated social rank to go on the stage, she made…

bluebell

(Encyclopedia) bluebell, common name for several plants belonging to completely different classes, particularly the bellflower and the Virginia cowslip, or Virginia bluebell, of the family…

lotus

(Encyclopedia) lotus: see water lily.

climbing plant

(Encyclopedia) climbing plant, any plant that in growing to its full height requires some support. Climbing plants may clamber over a support (climbing rose), twine up a slender support (hop,…

trillium

(Encyclopedia) trillium or wake-robintrilliumtrĭlˈēəm [key], any plant of the large genus Trillium, attractive spring wildflowers of the family Liliaceae (lily family), native to North America and E…