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单词 fluellin
释义 fluellin Obs.|fluːˈɛlɪn|
Also 6 fluellyn(g, 6–7 fluellen.
[corruption of the Welsh name, llysiau Llewelyn, lit. ‘Llewelyn's herbs’. Cf. the proper name Fluellen (= Llewelyn) in Shakes.]
1. A name given to several species of Veronica or Speedwell, esp. V. officinalis.
1548Turner Names of Herbs (E.D.S.) 88 Veronica..is called in englishe Fluellyng.1597Gerarde Herbal ii. cxcvii. (1633) 629 In welch it is called Fluellen.1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. ii. vi. 101 Betonica Pauli, or Pauls Betony..or Fluellen.1756Watson in Phil. Trans. XLIX. 807 Male Speedwell, or Fluellin, or True Paul's Betony.
2. Misapplied to Linaria elatine and L. spuria.
1756Sir J. Hill Brit. Herbal 113 Fluellin. Elatine. The flower is small; it consists of a single petal.1816–20Green Univ. Herbal I. 108 Antirrhinum Elatine, Sharp-pointed Toad-flax, or Fluellin... Antirrhinum Spurium, Round-leaved Toad-flax or Fluellin.1866in Treas. Bot.
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