martagon
World English Dictionary
martagon or martagon lily (ˈmɑːtəɡən)
 
—n
Also called: Turk's-cap lily a Eurasian lily plant, Lilium martagon, cultivated for its mottled purplish-red flowers with reflexed petals
 
[C15: from French, from Turkish martagān a type of turban]
 
martagon lily or martagon lily
 
—n
 
[C15: from French, from Turkish martagān a type of turban]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Martagon is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
WordNet
martagon

noun
lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia [syn: Turk's-cap] 
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT