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Definition of Leopard lily
1. Noun. Lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers.
2. Noun. Lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals.
3. Noun. Garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry.
Generic synonyms: Iridaceous Plant
Group relationships: Belamcanda, Genus Belamcanda
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leopard Lily
Literary usage of Leopard lily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1881)
"See, for the remainder of Mr. King's interesting note, leopard lily. It may be
interesting to compare other local English names of this flower; ..."
2. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"Sec, for the remainder of Mr. King's interesting note, leopard lily. It may be
interesting to compare other local English names of this flower; ..."
3. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1915)
"From the Mexican Une in San Diego county to British America the lovely leopard
lily is found always in cool, damp spots, and while varying in the shades of ..."
4. Bygone Devonshire by Hilderic Friend (1898)
"The name Lazarus bell is in use around Crediton, whereas leopard lily is in
frequent use there and elsewhere. In each case the name is undoubtedly a ..."
5. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1914)
"The trillium is, of course, a lily, but, like Alstroemeria, it belongs to a
different genus from the leopard lily, and its strikingly different appearance ..."
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