martagon

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noun

The Turk's cap lily (Lilium martagon).

Similar
Turk's-capLilium martagon
OriginMiddle French martagon ← Old Anatolian Turkish [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounmartagon (plural martagons)

plural martagons

  1. The Turk's cap lily (Lilium martagon).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia

Similar
Turk's-capLilium martagon
Broader
lily

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Anatolian Turkish[Term?]
  2. Middle Frenchmartagon
  3. Englishmartagon

From Middle French martagon, from Old Anatolian Turkish [Term?] (Ottoman Turkish مارطغان, modern Turkish martağan), originally a style of turban.

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Translations

Dutch Turkse lelie
  • Turkse lelieLilium martagon
Cite this entry
APA

martagon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martagon

MLA

“martagon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martagon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “martagon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martagon.

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