martagon

British

/ ˈmɑːtəɡən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of martagon

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

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Trumpet lilies are bursting into bloom; the scarlet martagon is at its best; speciosum, tiger, and American Turk's cap lilies are yet to follow.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 by Various

I send you two martagon roots, and some jonquils; and have added some prints, two enamelled Pictures, and three medals.

From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 by Walpole, Horace

He led them, between vines and fruit trees and beds of martagon and mirasolus, to the lion-house in his garden.

From Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ by Bacheller, Irving

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