Jacobean lily

noun

A bulbous Mexican plant that bears a single large red flower resembling a lily, Sprekelia formosissima.

Similar
Aztec lilyStrekelia formosissima
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Meanings

nounJacobean lily (plural Jacobean lilies)

plural Jacobean lilies

  1. A bulbous Mexican plant that bears a single large red flower resembling a lily, Sprekelia formosissima.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower

Similar
Aztec lilyStrekelia formosissima
Broader
amaryllis
Also see
aztec lily

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Jacobean lily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacobean%20lily

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“Jacobean lily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacobean%20lily. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jacobean lily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacobean%20lily.

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