lilium

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lilium

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Borrowed from Latin lilium (“lily”), due to the trap's arrangement appearing like a lily.

noun lilia

plural normally A kind of Roman pit trap set in front of defences as an extra obstacle.

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@misc{lilium_2026,
  title = {lilium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lilium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}