单词 | french cowslip |
释义 | > as lemmasFrench cowslip French cowslip n. (or mountain cowslip) the Auricula ( Primula Auricula).extracted from cowslipn.French cowslip French cowslip n. †(a) a type of lungwort, genus Pulmonaria; also called jerusalem cowslip; (obsolete rare); (b) a primrose, Primula auricula, occurring in mountainous areas of central Europe (now historical and rare). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > primrose and allied flowers > allied flowers bear's ear sanicle1597 French cowslip1597 mountain bindweed1597 blue moonwort1629 soldanella1629 chickweed wintergreen1640 primrose1688 Meadia1744 American cowslip1866 wood pimpernel1866 soldanelle1886 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 663 Pulmonaria Gallorum. French Cowslips of Ierusalem. 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole (1656) 240 They [sc. Primula Auricula] are called by divers women French cowslips. 1719 tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Compl. Herbal I. 126/2 Auricula Ursi, Bear's-Ear;..French Cowslip. 1881 P. Henderson Henderson's Handbk. Plants 179/2 The Auricula, Primula auricula, is a native of the Alps of Switzerland,..whence it was called, when first introduced in 1596, the Mountain or French Cowslip. 1923 L. B. Wilder Adventures in my Garden iv. 66 Not only did florists seize upon the Auricula... Ordinary folk who loved their gardens took them to their hearts... Quaint names were bestowed on them—Bear's-ears, Tanner's-apron, Mountain or French Cowslip. < as lemmas |
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