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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Lent \Lent\, n. [OE. lente, lenten, leynte, AS. lengten,
lencten, spring, lent, akin to D. lente, OHG. lenzin, langiz,
G. lenz, and perh. fr. AS. lang long, E. long, because at
this season of the year the days lengthen.] (Eccl.)
A fast of forty days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and
continuing till Easter, observed by some Christian churches
as commemorative of the fast of our Savior.
[1913 Webster]
Lent lily (Bot.), the daffodil; -- so named from its
blossoming in spring.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Lent \Lent\, n. [OE. lente, lenten, leynte, AS. lengten,
lencten, spring, lent, akin to D. lente, OHG. lenzin, langiz,
G. lenz, and perh. fr. AS. lang long, E. long, because at
this season of the year the days lengthen.] (Eccl.)
A fast of forty days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and
continuing till Easter, observed by some Christian churches
as commemorative of the fast of our Savior.
Lent lily (Bot.), the daffodil; -- so named from its
blossoming in spring.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
Lent lily
n : lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad
funnel-shaped white flowers [syn: Madonna lily, white
lily, Annunciation lily, Lilium candidum]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Lent lily
n.
The daffodil.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Lent lily
n.
The daffodil.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Lent lily
n.
The daffodil.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Lent lily
n.
The daffodil.
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Lent lily
Engelska n.
(tagg kat=växter kat2=växtarter språk=en) påsklilja
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
Lent lily /lˈɛnt lˈɪli/
Gelbe Narzisse , Trompeten-Narzisse , Osterglocke , Osterglöckchen
Note: Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Synonym: wild daffodil
see: daffodils, jonquils, narcissus
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