cobra lily

English

Cobra lilies (D. californica)

Etymology

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

Noun

cobra lily (plural cobra lilies)

1. A carnivorous plant native to northern California and southern Oregon, Darlingtonia californica

   Synonym: California pitcher plant

2. Any plant in the genus Arisaema spread in eastern Asia, eastern Africa and eastern North America

   Synonym: Jack-in-the-pulpit

3. The plant Chasmanthe aethiopica.

Translations

Darlingtonia californica

• Dutch: cobralelie f