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Turk's-cap lily
[ turks-kap ]
noun
- either of two lilies, Lilum martagon or L. superbum, having nodding flowers with the perianth segments rolled backward.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Turk's-cap lily1
First recorded in 1785–95
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Turk's-cap lily1
C17: so called because of a resemblance between its flowers and a turban
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