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snake lily — a Californian plant, Dichelostemma volubile, of the amaryllis family, having a twining stem and an umbel of rose red or pink flowers. [1825 35, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
snake's-head — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun (plural snake s heads) 1. a. or snake s head lily : guinea hen flower b. : a woody composite herb (Malacothrix coulteri) with a spotted involucre … Useful english dictionary
snake’s head — paprastoji margutė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lelijinių šeimos dekoratyvinis nuodingas augalas (Fritillaria meleagris), paplitęs pietų ir vidurio Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Fritillaria meleagris angl. checkered fritillary; checkered… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
snake's head fritillary — noun Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental • Syn: ↑guinea hen flower,… … Useful english dictionary
snake's-head lily — noun see snake s head 1a … Useful english dictionary
snake's-head — /snayks hed /, n. See checkered lily. [1730 40] * * * … Universalium
The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily — … Wikipedia
checkered lily — noun any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers • Syn: ↑fritillary • Hypernyms: ↑bulbous plant • Hyponyms: ↑mission bells, ↑rice grain fritillary, ↑Frit … Useful english dictionary
Tiger snake — Tiger Ti ger, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti gris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. t[=i]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v. t.; probably so named from its quickness.] 1. A very large and powerful … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
checkered lily — paprastoji margutė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lelijinių šeimos dekoratyvinis nuodingas augalas (Fritillaria meleagris), paplitęs pietų ir vidurio Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Fritillaria meleagris angl. checkered fritillary; checkered… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
