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| crocus |
any of several small plants, related to the iris, that grow from a bulb and bloom in early spring with a single colorful flower. |
| lily |
any of several plants grown from a bulb and bearing large bell-shaped or trumpet-shaped flowers. [1/4 definitions] |
| Moor |
a member of a mixed Arab and Berber Muslim people now living largely in northwestern Africa. [1/3 definitions] |
| snowdrop |
a herbaceous plant that grows from a bulb and bears hanging, white flowers in early spring. |
| tulip |
a cultivated plant that grows from a bulb and bears large lance-shaped leaves and large brightly-colored, cup-shaped flowers. [1/2 definitions] |
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