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Il·i·am·na

(ĭl′ē-ăm′nə), Lake
A lake of southwest Alaska at the base of the Alaska Peninsula. Noted for sport fishing, it is the largest lake in the state. Nearby is Mount Iliamna, a volcano rising to 3,053 m (10,016 ft).
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Iliamna

(ˌɪlɪˈæmnə)
n
1. (Placename) a lake in SW Alaska: the largest lake in Alaska. Length: about 130 km (80 miles). Width: 40 km (25 miles)
2. (Placename) a volcano in SW Alaska, northwest of Iliamna Lake. Height: 3076 m (10 092 ft)
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Noun 1. Iliamna - small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs; some often placed in other genera
dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
family Malvaceae, mallow family, Malvaceae - herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra
Iliamna remota, Sphaeralcea remota, wild hollyhock - a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea
Iliamna acerifolia, Iliamna ruvularis, mountain hollyhock - perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers
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