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martagon
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun martagon has 1 sense
- martagon(n = noun.plant) lilium martagon, turk's-cap - lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia; Array is a kind of lily
CIDE DICTIONARY
martagon, n. [Cf. F. & Sp. martagon, It. martagone.].
A lily (Lilium Martagon ) with purplish red flowers, found in Europe and Asia. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
martagon, n. a lily, Lilium martagon, with small purple turban-like flowers.
Etymology
F f. Turk. martagan a form of turban
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