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avalanche lily † Rockies 
any of several alpine plants of the genus Erythronium having white or yellow flowers.
See also: glacier lily snow-lily
- 1932 But the glory of the Alpines is the Avalanche Lily that gilds the banks as the snow retreats. . . .
- 1953 . . . the first avalanche lilies are greeted by the piercing whistle of the hoary marmot.
- 1932 But the glory of the Alpines is the Avalanche Lily that gilds the banks as the snow retreats. . . .