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sand lily
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈsænd ˌlɪl.i/ us /ˈsænd ˌlɪl.i/
a small plant with white flowers and leaves similar to grass, that grows in the western US in soil that contains a lot of sand:
We need to make sure there is room on the beach for dunes, sand lilies, turtles, and people too.
Sand lilies are native perennials which grow from rhizomes.
Sand lily plants grow across much of the open forests, dry grasslands, and sagebrush deserts of the western United States.
Sand lilies grow in battered trails, stretches of old wildfire-scarred land, and steep dusty slopes.
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