New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sego lily — noun 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… … Useful english dictionary
Sego Lily (disambiguation) — Sego Lily may refer to:* Calochortus nuttallii , the state flower of Utah *Sego Lily, the newsletter of the Utah Native Plant Society … Wikipedia
sego lily — 1. a plant, Calochortus nuttallii, of the lily family, native to the western U.S., having showy, bell shaped flowers: the state flower of Utah. 2. its edible root. [1910 15, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
sego lily — se′go lil′y [[t]ˈsi goʊ[/t]] n. pln a plant, Calochortus nuttallii, of the western U.S., having bell shaped flowers and an edible root • Etymology: < Southern Paiute siγoˀo … From formal English to slang
Sego, Utah — Sego (Pron en|ˈseɪgoʊ) is a ghost town in Grand County, Utah, United States. It lies in the narrow, winding Sego Canyon, in the Book Cliffs some convert|5|mi north of Thompson Springs. Formerly an important eastern Utah coal mining town, Sego was … Wikipedia
sego — ☆ sego [sē′gō ] n. pl. segos [< AmInd (Shoshonean), as in Ute sígo] 1. a perennial bulb plant (Calochortus nuttallii) of the lily family, with trumpet shaped flowers, found in W North America: in full sego lily 2. its edible bulb … English World dictionary
Sego — may refer to:*UR 100, a Soviet ICBM * Ségo , a nickname in the French press for French politician and 2007 Socialist presidential candidate Ségolène Royal *Sego lily, a plant native to the western United States *Sego (diet drink) discontinued… … Wikipedia
lily — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bulb, Lilium (Latin), fleur de lis; see flower 1 , plant . Varieties of lilies include: wood, meadow, Easter, Bermuda, Canada, canadense, superbum, golden banded, tiger, regal, Madonna, Annunciation, coral, Turk s cap, common … English dictionary for students
sego — /see goh/, n., pl. segos. See sego lily. [1850 55, Amer.; < Southern Paiute sigoo] * * * … Universalium
sego — n. (pl. os) (in full sego lily) a N. American plant, Calochortus nuttallii, with green and white bell shaped flowers. Etymology: Paiute … Useful english dictionary
