Meanings
nounfairy lantern (plural fairy lanterns)
plural fairy lanterns
- Thismia rodwayi, a non-chlorophyllous plant of the family Burmanniaceae with a reddish-orange flower, found in parts of Australia and New Zealand.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-shaped flowers
Similar
globe lily
Broader
liliaceous plant
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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