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单词 turk's-cap lily
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Turk's-cap lily

[ turks-kap ]
/ ˈtɜrksˌkæp /

noun

either of two lilies, Lilum martagon or L. superbum, having nodding flowers with the perianth segments rolled backward.
Also called Martagon lily.

Origin of Turk's-cap lily

First recorded in 1785–95

Words nearby Turk's-cap lily

Turkomen, Turkophile, Turkophobe, Turko-Tatar, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turk's-cap lily, Turk's-head, Turk's-head cactus, Turku, turle knot, Turlock
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British Dictionary definitions for Turk's-cap lily

Turk's-cap lily

noun

any of several cultivated lilies, such as Lilium martagon and L. superbum, that have brightly coloured flowers with reflexed petalsSee also martagon

Word Origin for Turk's-cap lily

C17: so called because of a resemblance between its flowers and a turban
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