Saint-Bruno's-lily

noun

Saint-Bru·​no's-lily

-¦brü(ˌ)nōz¦-

: a European alpine plant (Paradisea liliastrum) of the family Liliaceae resembling the asphodel with fascicled fleshy roots, radical leaves, and funnel-shaped white flowers

Word History

Etymology

probably after St. Bruno of Querfurt †1009 German archbishop & missionary

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