wild meadow lily
- noun
- US
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lirio silvestre
- The wild meadow lily blooms in early summer with delicate, spotted petals.
Examples
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The wild meadow lily has vibrant yellow blooms that attract many pollinators in its natural habitat.
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We found a wild meadow lily growing by the edge of the creek.
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Many nature reserves protect the habitat of the wild meadow lily due to its regional significance.
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The wild meadow lily blooms in early summer.
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I saw a beautiful wild meadow lily yesterday.
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While hiking in the forest, we spotted a wild meadow lily nestled among the ferns.
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In the warm sunlight, the wild meadow lily swayed gently, showcasing its unique spotted flowers.
Synonyms
A tall wildflower with nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown
A wild lily from the eastern United States with hanging yellow or reddish spotted flowers
A wild flower that grows in meadows and open woods and has hanging yellow or red blooms with brown spots
A common wild flower with nodding yellow or red petals spotted with brown
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward composition of 'wild' (growing naturally) + 'meadow' (grassland) + 'lily' (a flowering plant), so the noun phrase denotes a lily that grows wild in meadows. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift and the modifier-noun pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Wild meadow lily shows a simple picture: wild means not planted, meadow is a grassy field, and lily is a nodding, spotted flower, so the name means 'a native lily that grows in meadows in eastern North America'.
