anthericum torreyi

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   plant having basal grasslike leaves and a narrow open cluster of starlike yellowish-orange flowers atop a leafless stalk; southwestern United States; only species of Anthericum growing in North America

   Synonymsamber lily

   Broaderliliaceous plant

   Part ofAnthericum

Questions about anthericum torreyi

What does anthericum torreyi mean?

anthericum torreyi means "plant having basal grasslike leaves and a narrow open cluster of starlike yellowish-orange flowers atop a leafless stalk; southwestern United States; only species of Anthericum growing in North America".

What is another word for anthericum torreyi?

Close synonyms include amber lily. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is anthericum torreyi a common word?

anthericum torreyi is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.