Definition of Chinese lantern plant

1. Noun. Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Chinese Lantern Plant

Chinese gooseberries
Chinese gooseberry
Chinese grapefruit
Chinese grapefruits
Chinese hamster
Chinese hamsters
Chinese hawthorn
Chinese hibiscus
Chinese holly
Chinese jujube
Chinese juniper
Chinese junipers
Chinese kale
Chinese lacquer tree
Chinese lantern
Chinese lantern plant
Chinese lanterns
Chinese magnolia
Chinese mantis
Chinese medicine
Chinese men
Chinese menu
Chinese menus
Chinese monetary unit
Chinese mountain cat
Chinese mountain cats
Chinese mushroom
Chinese mustard
Chinese numeral
Chinese olive

Literary usage of Chinese lantern plant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gardening (1904)
"... the chinese lantern plant, is little heard of now. When first introduced it was found very useful in decorative work during the fall months. ..."

2. Our Garden Flowers: A Popular Study of Their Native Lands, Their Life by Harriet Louise Keeler (1910)
"... called the chinese lantern plant, has a larger and more showy calyx. The species is native from south-eastern Europe to Japan. ..."

3. The Book of Vegetables and Garden Herbs: A Practical Handbook and Planting by Allen French (1907)
"... and little offered by seedsmen. P. ixo- carpa is also not satisfactory for garden use, although showy. chinese lantern plant is ..."

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