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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 An·nun·ci·a·tion lil·y Bot. The common white lily (Lilium candidum). So called because it is usually introduced by painters in pictures of the Annunciation.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Eas·ter lil·y. Bot. Any one of various lilies or lilylike flowers which bloom about Easter; specif.: (a) The common white lily (Lilium candidum), called also Annunciation lily. (b) The larger white lily (Lilium longiflorum eximium, syn. L. Harrisii) called also Bermuda lily. (c) The daffodil (Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus). (d) The Atamasco lily.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Annunciation lily
      n : lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad
          funnel-shaped white flowers [syn: Madonna lily, white
           lily, Lent lily, Lilium candidum]