Turk's-cap lily


Turk's-cap lily

(tûrks′kăp′)n.1. A North American lily (Lilium superbum) having orange-red, spotted flowers with reflexed petals and sepals.2. See martagon.
[From the rolled-back petals, resembling a turban.]

Turk's-cap lily

n (Plants) any of several cultivated lilies, such as Lilium martagon and L. superbum, that have brightly coloured flowers with reflexed petals. See also martagon [C17: so called because of a resemblance between its flowers and a turban]

Turk's′-cap` lil′y


n. either of two lilies, Lilum martagon or L. superbum, having nodding flowers with the perianth segments rolled backward. [1785–95]