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Noun: sego lily  'see-gow'li-lee
  1. Perennial plant having clusters of one to four showy white bell-shaped flowers atop erect unbranched stems; edible bulbs useful in times of scarcity; eastern Montana and western North Dakota south to northern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico
    - Calochortus nuttallii

Derived forms: sego lilies

Type of: liliaceous plant

Encyclopedia: Sego lily