giant lily

noun

1

a

: giant cabuya

b

: an Australian amaryllid (Doryanthes excelsa) that is cultivated in warm regions for its tall spikes of brilliant red flowers

2

: a tall Asiatic lily (Lilium giganteum) that bears long racemes of large white flowers in midsummer

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