fairy lantern—any of various plants of the genus Calochortus:
- The fairy lantern is similar to orchids, and quite a few orchids depend on fungi as much as they do on photosynthesis for their energy.
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase fairy lamp—a candle-burning night light usually of colored glass:
- In the Amusement Compound they light a horseshoe of fairy-lamps above the Jack and Jill.
magic lantern—apparatus for throwing a magnified image of a picture, etc. on to a white screen:
- Usually some newly arrived acquisition occupied the center of the room—a magic lantern, a kaleidoscope or a game of puff-billiards.