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Definition of Crown imperial
1. Noun. Eurasian herb with a cluster of leaves and orange-red bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem.
Definition of Crown imperial
1. Noun. ''Fritillaria imperialis'', a plant of the lily family. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crown Imperial
Literary usage of Crown imperial
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Shakespeare Garden by Esther Singleton (1922)
"... and the flower is certainly dreamy enough and celestial enough to be under
the rule of Diana, or Astarte. Ill Crown-Imperial and Flower-de-luce ..."
2. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"The greater crown imperial. 3. CORONA IMPERIALIS fm pleno. ... HL crown imperial
with a triple Crown. Imperial with many Flowers, and flat Stalks. 7. ..."
3. The Lady's Book of Flowers and Poetry: To which are Added, a Botanical edited by Lucy Hooper (1842)
"THE crown imperial. ANON. THIS Persian flower, that towers above the more humble
... THE crown imperial; lilies of all kinds, The fleur-de-luce being one! ..."
4. More Pot-pourri from a Surrey Garden by Maria Theresa Earle (1899)
"MAT The ' French Sugar Pea'—The ' Westminster Gazette' on Tulips— The legend of
the crown imperial—Article on ' Sacred Trees and Flowers'—Peeling of ..."
5. The British poets, including translations by British poets (1822)
"THE QUEEN OF THE MEADOW AND THE crown imperial. ... vales to Britain's shore What
time the crown imperial came, ..."
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