cobra lily

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Cobra lilies (D. californica)

Etymology[edit]

From the resemblance of the flower to the hood of a cobra. (None of these plants are true lilies.)

Noun[edit]

cobra lily (plural cobra lilies)

  1. A carnivorous plant native to northern California and southern Oregon, Darlingtonia californica
    Synonym: California pitcher plant
  2. Any plant in the genus Arisaema spread in eastern Asia, eastern Africa and eastern North America
    Synonym: Jack-in-the-pulpit
  3. The plant Chasmanthe aethiopica.

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