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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CROWN-IMPERIAL

n.A plant of the genus Fritillaria, having a beautiful flower.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CROWN-IMPERIAL

CROWN-IMPERIAL Crown "-im *pe "ri *al (-m-p "r-al ), n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A spring-blooming plant (Fritillaria imperialis ) of the Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell- shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green leaves.