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‖ lirio|ˈlirjo|
[Sp. lirio iris.]
The American Spanish name for the water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes.
Quot. 1844 refers to a different plant, perhaps the frangipani, Plumeria rubra.
[1844J. G. F. Wurdemann Notes on Cuba v. 140 The quaint lirio's trumpet-shaped flowers painted yellow and red, and bursting in bunches from the blunt extremities of each leafless branch.] 1926D. H. Lawrence Plumed Serpent v. 94 A long canal paved with bright green leaves from which poked the mauve heads of the lirio, the water hyacinth. |
