| 单词 | codlings-and-cream |
| 释义 | > as lemmascodlings-and-cream codlings-and-cream n. now rare great willowherb, Epilobium hirsutum, which has pink and white flowers with white four-lobed stigmas and a scent similar to that of apples. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Onagraceae (willow-herbs) > [noun] willow-herb1578 bindweed nightshade1597 enchanter's nightshade1597 rosebay1597 willow1597 French willow1601 willow-flower1633 rose withy1650 codlings-and-cream1670 willow weed1741 gooseberry fool1785 epilobium1809 onagrad1846 cherry-pie1857 apple pie plant1858 slink-weed1858 fiddle-grass1878 epilobe1883 satin flower1891 1670 J. Ray Catalogus Plantarum Angliæ 204 Great hairy codded Loose-strife, or Willow-herb, called also Codlings and Cream, from the smell of the leaves a little bruised. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xix. 264 The hairy sort [of French Willow]..vulgarly known by the name of Codlins and Cream. 1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 235/2 The popular name ‘codlins-and-cream’ was probably suggested by the petals, rosy on top (like codlins or cooking apples), with a trace of creamy whiteness beneath. < as lemmas |
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