| 单词 | angel's trumpet |
| 释义 | > as lemmasangel's trumpet angel's trumpet n. (also angel's trumpets, angels' trumpet) any of several plants of the genera Brugmansia and Datura (family Solanaceae), frequently cultivated as ornamentals for their large trumpet-shaped flowers; (in plural) the flowers of such a plant.Plants of the genus Brugmansia, comprising perennial shrubs and trees with pendulous flowers native to South America, were previously included in Datura, which is currently limited to annual herbaceous plants with erect flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Solanaceae (nightshade and allies) > [noun] > thorn-apple or brugmansia thorn-apple1578 thorny apple1578 floripondio1604 stramonium1682 burn-weed1756 devil's apple1759 stinkweed1804 jimsonweed1812 Brugmansia1822 stramony1842 angel's trumpet1866 metel1887 mad-apple1892 the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Solanaceae (nightshade and allies) > [noun] > thorn-apple or brugmansia > flowers of angel's trumpet1866 1866 Gardeners' Chron. 29 Sept. 928/1 Tier after tier of pure white, long, bell-shaped flowers,..are suspended. ‘Angel's trumpets’ is the only name we have heard for them that seems at all worthy of their character. 1874 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. (rev. ed.) Suppl. 1262/1 Angel's trumpets. A popular name for the flowers of Brugmansia suaveolens. 1987 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 12 June 3/7 Police may seek to have the plant datura, or angel's trumpet, prohibited after the drugging of six young people on the Sunshine Coast. 2000 Gardening Life Summer 22/1 (caption) If you're looking for a plant with panache, try an exotic brugmansia. Sometimes referred to as angels' trumpet, moon flower or datura, this tropical tree with huge yellow, orange, white or purple trumpet-shaped blossoms can reach up to six feet (2m) high and two feet (60 cm) wide. < as lemmas |
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