Crown-imperial

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crown-imperial \Crown"-im*pe"ri*al\ (-?m-p?"r?-al), n. (Bot.)
     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.
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