martagon

/ ˈmɑːtəɡən /

noun

1. a Eurasian lily plant, Lilium martagon, cultivated for its mottled purplish-red flowers with reflexed petals Also calledTurk's-cap lily

Word History and Origins

Origin of martagon¹

C15: from French, from Turkish martagān a type of turban

Example Sentences

Both the Martagon and the Pyrenean Lily have been found, but there is no doubt they are garden escapes.

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Thenceforward, until the episodical lines on the Martagon lily, the child and her creator are one.

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We were anxious to find the noble Martagon lily, and hunted in many glades and forest borders for it.

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Gerarde mentions its use by alchemists, who called it Martagon.

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Martagon lilies, for instance, are common, though how long they will remain so I cannot say.

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