cobra lily
cobra lilies
Meaning
Noun
- A carnivorous plant native to northern California and southern Oregon, Darlingtonia californica (species)
- Any plant in the genus Arisaema spread in eastern Asia, eastern Africa and eastern North America
- The plant Chasmanthe aethiopica (species).
Origin
- From the resemblance of the flower to the hood of a cobra. (None of these plants are true lilies.)
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