jacobean lily

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   Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower

   SynonymsAztec lilyStrekelia formosissima

   Broaderamaryllis

   Part ofStrekelia

Questions about jacobean lily

What does jacobean lily mean?

jacobean lily means "Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower".

What is another word for jacobean lily?

Close synonyms include Aztec lily, Strekelia formosissima. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jacobean lily a common word?

jacobean lily is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.