- arum lilies
- These are among the *white *flowers considered unlucky to bring indoors or into a hospital. They are much used at funerals, and for church decoration at Easter.
A Dictionary of English folklore. Jacqueline Simpson & Steve Roud. 2014.
arum lilies
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