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Definition of Jacobean lily
1. Noun. Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower.
Generic synonyms: Amaryllis
Group relationships: Genus Strekelia, Strekelia
Definition of Jacobean lily
1. Noun. (botany) A bulbous Mexican plant that bears a single large red flower resembling a lily. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jacobean Lily
Literary usage of Jacobean lily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"... of a most brilliant dark crimson color, which appears two-lipped from the
bending down of three of the divisions of the perianth (petals), jacobean lily ..."
2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"These 12 sons became the heads of the 12 tribes of Israel, and before his death
he assembled them and gave them his parting words. jacobean lily ..."
3. How Plants are Trained to Work for Man by Luther Burbank (1921)
"The Sprekelia is represented by a single species indigenous to Mexico and sometimes
called the jacobean lily. It has long, slender, strap-shaped leaves, ..."
4. Popular Garden Flowers: Anemones, Asters, Begonias ... [et Al.] by Walter Page Wright (1911)
"jacobean lily, Spreke/ia formosissima. Lent Lily, Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus.
Lily of the Nile, Richardia (Calla), ..."
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