Easter lily n 1: tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring [syn: {Easter lily}, {Bermuda lily}, {white trumpet lily}, {Lilium longiflorum}]
Easter lily \Eas"ter lil`y\ (Bot.) Any one of various lilies or lilylike flowers which bloom about Easter; specif.: (a) The common white lily ({Lilium candidum}), called also {Annunciation lily}. (b) The larger white lily ({Lilium longiflorum eximium}, syn. {L. Harrisii}) called also {Bermuda lily}. (c) The daffodil ({Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus}). (d) The Atamasco lily. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]