blackberry-lily
- noun
- /ˈblækˌbɛri ˈlɪli/
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lirio mora
- Gardeners admire the blackberry-lily both for its attractive foliage and for the showy seeds it produces.
Examples
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The blackberry-lily blooms beautifully in late summer.
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We planted a blackberry-lily in the flowerbed for its striking orange flowers and unique seed pods.
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After the capsule splits, the seeds of the blackberry-lily look just like a cluster of blackberries.
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I planted several blackberry-lilies in my garden last spring.
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The blackberry-lily blooms beautifully in the summer garden with its bright yellow flowers.
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In my garden, the blackberry-lily attracts many butterflies and adds a touch of color.
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You can recognize a blackberry-lily by its tall stems and clusters of small, orange-yellow flowers.
Synonyms
A garden plant with bright orange flowers and seed pods like blackberries
A garden plant with a seed pod that splits to show seeds like a blackberry
A plant with orange spotted flowers like a lily
Surface Forms
Morphology
blackberry-lily = blackberry + lily (transparent) = blackberry + lily
The name denotes a lily whose seed capsules resemble blackberries; the compound parts directly describe the plant.
Etymology
The word blackberry-lily joins blackberry and lily. Its ripe seed pod opens to show a cluster of dark seeds that look like a small blackberry and its flowers look like lilies, so the name tells you what the plant looks like.
