chocolate lily
noun
1Any of several fritillaries of western North America which have brown or purplish-brown flowers, especially Fritillaria biflora and F. affinis.
2Any of several Australian herbaceous plants of the genus Arthropodium (formerly Dichopogon) (family Asparagaceae), especially A. strictum, having chocolate-scented blue or violet flowers.
Origin
Late 19th century.
- melancholiness
- melancholish
- melancholy
- melancholy gentleman
- melancholy thistle
- Melanchthonian
- Melanchthon, Philipp
- melanchym
- melanchyme
- Melancthonian
- melanellite
- melanemia
- Melanesia
- Melanesian
- Melanesian Pidgin
- Melanesoid
- melange
- melangeur
- melanian
- melanic
- melaniline
- melanin
- melanisation
- melanise
- melanised