Definition of Belamcanda chinensis

1. Noun. Garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry.

Exact synonyms: Blackberry-lily, Leopard Lily
Generic synonyms: Iridaceous Plant
Group relationships: Belamcanda, Genus Belamcanda

Lexicographical Neighbors of Belamcanda Chinensis

Beit Din
Beja
Bek
Bekesy
Bekesy audiometer
Bekesy audiometry
Beki
Bel-Merodach
Bel & Dr.
Bel and the Dragon
Bela Bartok
Bela Ferenc Blasko
Bela Lugosi
Belamcanda
Belamcanda chinensis (current term)
Belarus
Belarusan
Belarusans
Belarusian
Belarusian monetary unit
Belarusians
Belarussian
Belarussians
Belau
Belauan
Belem
Belemnitidae
Belemnoidea
Belfast

Literary usage of Belamcanda chinensis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"... in Konig & Sims, Ann. Belamcanda chinensis DC. in Red. Lil. 3 : pi. 121. Bot. i : 246. 1805. ..."

2. Bulbs and Tuberous-rooted Plants: Their History, Description, Methods of by Charles Linnaeus Allen (1905)
"A plant, together with its flowers and fruit, is seen in the engraving, on Page 252. This plant is now botanically known as Belamcanda chinensis. ..."

3. Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Neltje Blanchan (1917)
"... a fine appreciation of their superb coloring, their ethereal texture, and the evanescent beauty of the blossom. Blackberry Lily Belamcanda chinensis ..."

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