Turk's-cap lily (tûrks k p )n. 1. Either of two North American lilies, Lilium michauxii or L. superbum, having orange-red, spotted flowers with a reflexed perianth. 2. See martagon. [From the rolled-back petals, resembling a turban.] |
Turk's-cap lily
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several cultivated lilies, such as Lilium martagon and L. superbum, that have brightly coloured flowers with reflexed petals See also martagon
[so called because of a resemblance between its flowers and a turban]
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