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sego lily
noun
se·go lily
ˈsē-(ˌ)gō- 
: a mariposa lily (Calochortus nuttallii) of western North America having mostly white or in some areas mostly yellow flowers mottled with a darker color
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Women’s groups around the country began making their choices, and, in the decades that followed, states codified their selections and added others: the sagebrush of Nevada, the Cherokee rose of Georgia, the sego lily of Utah.
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: The chaps feature shimmering sego lilies sewn with jewels onto white leather.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Gone are the spears, the twin American flags, the bald eagle clutching a white crest, the beehive, the sego lilies.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023
The sego lily is Utah's state flower.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2023
The initiative’s website lists similar themes and symbols found in all the designs: such as pioneers, Beehive, national parks, Great Salt Lake, sego lily and Delicate Arch.
—Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022
Meinking’s original design featured a white sego lily flower on a blue triangular background, while Kennedy-Yoon’s design featured a hexagonal honeybee on a white and blue background.
—Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Sep. 2020
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
Zoom in: The chaps feature shimmering sego lilies sewn with jewels onto white leather.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Gone are the spears, the twin American flags, the bald eagle clutching a white crest, the beehive, the sego lilies.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023
The sego lily is Utah's state flower.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2023
The initiative’s website lists similar themes and symbols found in all the designs: such as pioneers, Beehive, national parks, Great Salt Lake, sego lily and Delicate Arch.
—Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022
Meinking’s original design featured a white sego lily flower on a blue triangular background, while Kennedy-Yoon’s design featured a hexagonal honeybee on a white and blue background.
—Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Sep. 2020
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“Sego lily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sego%20lily. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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