The Collaborative International Dictionary
Easter lily \Eas"ter lil`y\ (Bot.) Any one of various lilies or lilylike flowers which bloom about Easter; specif.:
The common white lily ( Lilium candidum), called also Annunciation lily.
The larger white lily ( Lilium longiflorum eximium, syn. L. Harrisii) called also Bermuda lily.
The daffodil ( Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus).
The Atamasco lily.
Wikipedia
The Easter Lily is a badge in the shape of a calla lily flower, worn at Easter by Irish republicans as symbol of remembrance for Irish republican combatants who died during or were executed after the 1916 Easter Rising. Depending on the political affiliations of the bearer, it can also commemorate members of the pre- Treaty Irish Republican Army, the post-Treaty Irish Republican Army, and either the Provisional IRA or the Official IRA. It may also be used to commemorate members of the Irish National Liberation Army.
Easter lily may refer to:-
- Lilium longiflorum, a species of flowering plant in the lily family
- Easter Lily (badge), an Irish republican badge
- Echinopsis chiloensis, or Easter lily cactus
Usage examples of "easter lily".
The thing hanging out of the trunk, a draggled and membranous white shading to dark green, looked as much like an Easter lily as anything else.
Snif had eight geranium plants and an Easter lily and was happier than he had ever been in his whole fabulous existence.