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besides what the other poster stated, i found a flower on the internet called an "irish molly." it's a type of violet, and it's got sort of a khaki-purple kind of color to it.

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http://www.sequimrareplants.com/Viola%20%27Irish%20Molly%27.html

Well, Molly is a form of Mary (click on Molly), and there seems to be a tradition to associate Mary with the lily:
http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/resources/flowers.html

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But this has not much to do with name facts or etymology, so this particular forum is probably not the best place for this...

This message was edited 5/20/2011, 8:10 AM