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Belamcanda

Belamcanda

9.9
A plant with orange spotted flowers like a lily
  • noun
  • /bɛləmˈkændə/
  • Specialized
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  • Botanists recently reclassified Belamcanda as Iris domestica, though the old name is still widely used.

Examples

  • The vibrant orange flowers of the Belamcanda brightened the summer garden.

  • The Belamcanda plant thrives in sunny gardens.

  • Horticulturists value Belamcanda for its ornamental spotted petals and hardy nature.

  • I bought a Belamcanda for my flower bed.

  • Horticulturists value Belamcanda for its ornamental spotted petals and hardy nature.

  • The vibrant orange flowers of the Belamcanda brightened the summer garden.

  • The Belamcanda plant thrives in sunny gardens.

Synonyms

blackberry-lily
vsBelamcanda
9.9

A garden plant with orange flowers and seed pods that open to show seeds like blackberries

is the genus name covering that species in the iris family

Compounds

Belamcanda chinensis
  • Specialized
9.9

A garden plant with bright orange flowers and seed pods like blackberries

Surface Forms

Belamcanda singular
Belamcandas plural

Etymology

Belamcanda is a scientific name for a showy flowering plant often called the blackberry or leopard lily. A helpful way to remember Belamcanda is to split it into bela and canda, which 'sound like' 'bell' and 'candy' — bright, bell-like, candy-coloured spots — so the name fits the plant's bright, spotted flowers.