†(a) ? the meadow-saffron, Colchicum autumnale; (b) the lily-of-the-valley, Convallaria majalis; (c) the common winter-green, Pyrola minor; (d)…
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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] > lily and allied flowers > bluebell and allied flowers > autumn crocus (10) wood-lilya1400 †(a) ? the meadow-saffron, Colchicum autumnale; (b) the lily-of-the-valley, Convallaria majalis; (c) the common winter-green, Pyrola minor; (d)… saffron of the spring1548 bastard saffron = safflower, n. 2; called also American saffron, dyer's saffron, †mock saffron. meadow or wild saffron, Colchicum autumnale. spring s… meadow saffron1551 any of various crocus-like plants constituting the Eurasian and North African monocotyledonous genus Colchicum (family Colchicaceae), esp. C. autu… hermodactyl1578 Applied by Lyte to the Meadow Saffron, Colchicum autumnale; and later to the Snake's-head Iris, Iris tuberosa (Hermodactylus tuberosus), which was… Mercury's finger1589 (a) = hermodactyl, n. 1; (b) a fingerpost (rare). colchicum1597 Botany. A genus of liliaceous plants, the best known species of which C. autumnale, the Meadow-saffron, is found wild in some parts of England. autumn crocus1629 (a) any of several crocuses (genus Crocus, family Iridaceae) that flower in the autumn; esp. C. nudiflorus, native to south-west Europe; (b) any of… naked ladies1668 (a) British (chiefly regional), the meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale, which bears flowers on leafless stems in early autumn, the leaves appearing… naked boysa1697 (a) = naked ladies n.; (b) the autumn crocus, Crocus nudiflorus. upstart1852 The meadow-saffron, Colchicum Autumnale. |
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