martagon

(mär′tə gən)

noun

a Turk's-cap lily (Lilium martagon) having white or purple flowers

Origin: ME < Fr < Turk martagān, a turban

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noun

A Eurasian lily (Lilium martagon) usually having pinkish-purple, spotted flowers. Also called Turk's-cap lily.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Old Spanish

Origin: , from Ottoman Turkish mārtağān, a kind of turban

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