the plant pheasant's eye, Adonis annua (cf. red maidweed n. at maidweed, n. 2). Now rare.
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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] > buttercup and allied flowers > delphinium or larkspur (20) red maytheeOE the plant pheasant's eye, Adonis annua (cf. red maidweed n. at maidweed, n. 2). Now rare. brown maythec1450 (probably) = red maythe n. at sense 2a. Obsolete. rare. lark's foota1500 a larkspur; esp. the common larkspur, Delphinium consolida. red maidweed1548 the pheasant's eye, Adonis annua, a formerly common weed with leaves resembling those of Anthemis cotula. consound1578 A herb to which healing virtues were attributed; the plant so called by the Romans is generally supposed to have been the comfrey (Symphytum offic… lark's claw1578 a larkspur; esp. the common larkspur, Delphinium consolida. larkspur1578 Any plant of the genus Delphinium; so called from the spur-shaped calyx. The common larkspur is D. Consolida. ox-eye1578 A yellow-flowered pheasant's eye of southern Europe, Adonis vernalis (family Ranunculaceae). Also yellow ox-eye. red camomile1578 Also used as an English book-name for the genus Anthemis, and popularly applied to several allied plants, esp. Matricaria Chamomilla (Wild… Adonis1597 Originally: the plant pheasant's eye, Adonis annua (also adonis flower). In later use also: any plant of the Eurasian genus Adonis (family Ranuncul… lark-heel1597 (a) = larkspur, n. (b) Indian cress or garden nasturtium (Tropæolum). lark's toes1597 a larkspur; esp. the common larkspur, Delphinium consolida. monkshood1597 Any of the larkspurs (genus Consolida). Obsolete. rose-a-ruby1597 The plant pheasant's eye, Adonis annua, which has crimson flowers. delphinium1666 A genus of plants, family Ranunculaceæ, with handsome flowers of irregular form, comprising the common larkspur and many other species. The name is… pheasant's eye1727 In early use: the ornamental annual plant (and occasional cornfield weed) Adonis annua, having crimson flowers with a black centre. Later also… red Morocco1760 the pheasant's eye, Adonis annua, having bright red flowers. rocket larkspur1778 any of several annual larkspurs of the genus Consolida; esp. C. ajacis (formerly included in the genus Delphinium), cultivated for its spikes of… blue rocket larkspur1784 any of various plants having an upright blue or bluish inflorescence; esp. monkshood, Aconitum napellus, and (more fully blue rocket larkspur)… bee-larkspur1846 (see quot.). |
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