Saint-Bernard's-lily

noun

Saint-Ber·​nard's-lily

-¦bərnərdz¦-

: an Old World herb (Anthericum liliago) with long recurved linear leaves commonly cultivated for its racemose greenish white flowers

Word History

Etymology

probably after St. Bernard of Clairvaux †1153 French ecclesiastic

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