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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of two small western North American plants (Erythronium grandiflorum or E. montanum) in the lily family, having delicate golden-yellow or white flowers.
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- noun perennial herb having large white flowers marked with orange; found near the snow line in the northwestern United States
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[So called because they grow near the snow line and bloom when the snow begins to melt.]
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