cobra lily

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cobra lily

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From the resemblance of the flower to the hood of a cobra. (None of these plants are true lilies.)

noun cobra lilies

A carnivorous plant native to northern California and southern Oregon, Darlingtonia californica
Similar: California pitcher plant
Any plant in the genus Arisaema spread in eastern Asia, eastern Africa and eastern North America
Similar: Jack-in-the-pulpit
The plant Chasmanthe aethiopica.

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"cobra lily." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cobra%20lily. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cobra lily. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cobra%20lily

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"cobra lily." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cobra%20lily.

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@misc{cobra_lily_2026,
  title = {cobra lily},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cobra%20lily},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}