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glacier lily noun[ C ] uk /ˈɡlæs.i.ə ˌlɪl.i/ us /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ ˌlɪl.i/ a plant with very small yellow flowers that grows in the mountains in western North America: It was incredible to be in that high, wild place sprinkled with lovely glacier lilies. The bulbs of the glacier lily are edible raw, but like onions, they are made sweeter and more easily digestible by cooking. Synonym
yellow avalanche lily Erythronium grandiflorum is a species of flowering plant in the lily family which is known by several common names, including yellow avalanche lily and glacier lily. Found in rich, moist soil along stream banks, in shaded woods and meadows, glacier lilies follow the melting snowline from the valleys up to the subalpine zone. Enjoy the deep turquoise lakes that dot the majestic mountains, the glacier lilies and asters on a green canvas of pine and cedar. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus edelweiss eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist lupin sedum sego lily self-heal senecio sensitive plant |