Any of several plants having flowers with a sweet smell or abundant nectar; esp. honeysuckle, Lonicera periclymenum, and clovers (genus Trifolium)…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > of unidentified or unspecified type (13) honeysuckOE Any of several plants having flowers with a sweet smell or abundant nectar; esp. honeysuckle, Lonicera periclymenum, and clovers (genus Trifolium)… honeysucklea1300 Any of several herbaceous plants rich in nectar; esp. red clover, Trifolium pratense, and white clover, T. repens. Also: the flowers themselves. Cf… floscampya1398 (See quot. 1398.) poppya1400 Chiefly with distinguishing word: any of various other plants thought to resemble the poppy in some respect (as in having a similar seed capsule, or… siphany1509 The name of some flower. flour-dammesa1522 Some flower. ageratum1567 A scented plant with yellow everlasting flowers, usually identified with an achillea, Achillea ageratum (also called sweet maudlin). Also: a… rose of Sharon1585 A flower mentioned in the Bible (Song of Solomon 2:1), variously identified with a crocus, a wild narcissus, a cistus, and a poppy anemone (see… belamour1595 Applied to some unidentified flower. sea violet1601 Bacchus-bole1725 eel-pout1736 A yellow flower. ? = eel-ware n. at eel, n. compounds 2. torch-flower1849 any bright red or yellow flower resembling or suggesting a torch, e.g. the torch-lily. |
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