单词 | alonsoa |
释义 | alonsoan. A mask flower (genus Alonsoa). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > of south or tropical America marvel of Peru1597 flower of the night1665 world's wonder1706 butterfly flower1731 mirabilis1754 four o'clock flower1756 bastard mustard1759 Browallia1782 bastard plantain1796 cleome1806 alonsoa1812 gloxinia1816 schizanthus1823 butterfly plant1825 petunia1825 sinningia1826 salpiglossis1827 mask flower1834 poinsettia1836 guaco1844 spiderwort1846 mist flower1848 balisier1858 spider flower1861 sun plant1862 eucharis1866 pretty-by-night1869 Rocky Mountain bee plant1870 urn-flower1891 tulip-poppy1909 smithiantha1917 poor man's orchid1922 ten o'clock1953 tiger-iris- 1812 W. T. Aiton Hortus Kewensis (ed. 2) IV. 27 Nettle-leaved Alonsoa. 1850 Cottage Gardener 18 Oct. 34/2 Your cuttings struck this season of fuschias, petunias, alonsoas, verbenums, and other soft wooded plants..cannot be kept over the winter without light. 1896 Gardening Illustr. 1 Aug. 334/2 At one time the Alonsoas were very popular, but they have shared the fate of many other good things—crowded out by claimants of newer introduction. 1923 Chambers's Jrnl. Dec. 787/2 The alonsoas are perennial and grow into big bushes. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 29 Mar. (Suppl.) 6/2 In particular, I like..the scarlet alonsoa. 2001 P. Hobhouse Flower Gardens 33 Alonsoas, however, are straggly growers. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1812 |
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