英语词汇“firecracker flower”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

firecracker flower n. either of two widely cultivated ornamental plants: (a) the North American Dichelostemma ida-maia (formerly Brodiaea coccinea) (family Asparagaceae), native to California, with clusters of red and white lily-like flowers (also called vegetable firecracker); (b) the tropical Crossandra infundibuliformis (family Acanthaceae), native to South Asia, with colourful flowers and seed pods which may burst in wet or humid conditions.

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1879 Vick's Monthly Mag. Feb. 55/2 The flower described by our correspondent is one of the most curious and interesting of California plants, and is called Fire Cracker Flower, but its true name is Brodiaea coccinea.

1940 Amer. Midland Naturalist 24 476 This very showy species [sc. D. Ida-maia], to which is frequently applied the appropriate common name ‘Firecracker Flower’, is restricted in distribution.

1978 W. B. Murphy Gardening under Lights v. 99 Crossandra. C. infundibuliformis, also called C. undulaefolia (firecracker flower).

2005 B. J. Euser in B. J. Euser Bay Area Gardening iv. 67 Dichelostemmas include the firecracker flower, D. ida-maia, an eye-catching cluster of red and green flowers which may grow up to three feet high.

2009 N. Winter Captivating Combinations 50 (caption) The firecracker flower is related to the Mexican petunia and produces striking nonstop blooms on spikes topping glossy leaves.

单词	firecracker flower
释义	> as lemmas firecracker flower firecracker flower n. either of two widely cultivated ornamental plants: (a) the North American Dichelostemma ida-maia (formerly Brodiaea coccinea) (family Asparagaceae), native to California, with clusters of red and white lily-like flowers (also called vegetable firecracker); (b) the tropical Crossandra infundibuliformis (family Acanthaceae), native to South Asia, with colourful flowers and seed pods which may burst in wet or humid conditions. ΚΠ 1879 Vick's Monthly Mag. Feb. 55/2 The flower described by our correspondent is one of the most curious and interesting of California plants, and is called Fire Cracker Flower, but its true name is Brodiaea coccinea. 1940 Amer. Midland Naturalist 24 476 This very showy species [sc. D. Ida-maia], to which is frequently applied the appropriate common name ‘Firecracker Flower’, is restricted in distribution. 1978 W. B. Murphy Gardening under Lights v. 99 Crossandra. C. infundibuliformis, also called C. undulaefolia (firecracker flower). 2005 B. J. Euser in B. J. Euser Bay Area Gardening iv. 67 Dichelostemmas include the firecracker flower, D. ida-maia, an eye-catching cluster of red and green flowers which may grow up to three feet high. 2009 N. Winter Captivating Combinations 50 (caption) The firecracker flower is related to the Mexican petunia and produces striking nonstop blooms on spikes topping glossy leaves. extracted from firecrackern. < as lemmas
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