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king's crown

American  

noun

  1. a tropical American shrub, Justicia carnea, of the acanthus family, bearing clusters of tubular reddish flowers.


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When Odile, the daughter of a sorcerer, is sent to steal the king’s crown, she must first infiltrate his court.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

The prince is playing terrific tennis, and the king's crown looks very, very heavy.

From Golf Digest • May 21, 2018

Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist peered through his mask, decorated with a king’s crown, midway through what would be a harrowing second period for him on Sunday.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2015

It looks like the king's crown emblem used by Columbia University.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the small bodice the pearls were worked in a shape Ged knew: the double arrow of the GodBrothers of the Kargad Empire, surmounted by a king’s crown.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin