| 单词 | florida anise |
| 释义 | > as lemmasFlorida anise Florida anise n. a tall evergreen shrub of the south-eastern United States, Illicium floridanum (family Illiciaceae), bearing red star-shaped flowers which emit a strong scent. ΚΠ 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVII. 474/2 Illicium Floridanum, the Florida Anise-seed tree, has from twenty-seven to thirty dark purple petals.] 1871 A. Featherman Rep. Bot. Surv. Southern & Central Louisiana 1870 78 Illicium Floridanum Ellis, tree, Florida Anise tree, Port Hudson Railroad, East Feliciana. 1896 Daily News 24 Dec. 3/2 The difficulty with ‘Floridas’ is the cost of the transit, owing to the very great tenderness of their skins. 1960 R. Vines Trees, Shrubs, & Woody Vines Southwest 324 Florida Anise... Other vernacular names are Polecat-tree, Poison Bay, [etc.]... The leaves are reported as being poisonous to stock. 2003 Horticulture Mar.–Apr. 58/1 At the rear of the house, an expansive deck—embedded in a fluff of such native shrubs as..Florida anise (Illicium floridanum )—overlooks a shady lawn. < as lemmas |
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