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Definition of Belamcanda chinensis
1. Noun. Garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry.
Generic synonyms: Iridaceous Plant
Group relationships: Belamcanda, Genus Belamcanda
Lexicographical Neighbors of Belamcanda Chinensis
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 ..."