| 单词 | chocolate lily |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschocolate lily chocolate lily n. (a) any of several fritillaries of western North America which have brown or purplish-brown flowers, esp. Fritillaria biflora and F. affinis; (b) any of several Australian herbaceous plants of the genus Arthropodium (formerly Dichopogon) (family Asparagaceae), esp. A. strictum, having chocolate-scented blue or violet flowers. ΚΠ 1890 West Amer. Scientist June 15 The Chocolate Lily.—An elegant plant..producing from one to five large and beautiful deep claret brown campanulate flowers like a spray of bells. 1930 Argus (Melbourne) 10 Oct. 6/5 The air is laden..with the warm vanilla fragrance of chocolate lilies. 2005 W. Deverell April Fool iii. 29 The secret is kept from uncountrified visitors who tend to leave gates open or tramp on the chocolate lilies. 2013 Canberra Times (Nexis) 22 Nov. a8 Nodding chocolate lilies were relatively widespread but in low numbers, because they were very susceptible to being eaten by grazing animals. < as lemmas |
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