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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

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