Turk's-cap lily

noun

variants or less commonly Turk's cap

: either of two lilies having nodding flowers with strongly revolute perianth segments:

a

: a widely cultivated lily (Lilium martagon) with rather small dull purple flowers

b

: an American native lily (Lilium superbum) with flowers resembling those of the tiger lily

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