| 单词 | gardener's delight |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgardener's delight gardener's delight n. (a) (originally) rose campion, Lychnis coronaria; a flower of this plant (now historical and rare); (b) (in later use, usually with capital initials) a variety of cherry tomato having a sweet, tangy flavour. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > campions and catchflies rose campion1530 jagged pink1574 cuckoo-gilliflower1578 flower Constantinople1578 marsh gilliflower1578 wild William1578 crow-flower1597 gardener's delight1597 nonsuch1597 cuckoo-flower1629 fair maid of France1629 meadow pink1660 Bristol Non-such1668 flower of Bristol1672 knight-cross1725 ragged robin1731 fair maid of Kent1813 flower of Jove1840 mullein pink1840 fire pink1848 sticky catchfly1908 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 381 [The flowers of Rose campion] were called the Gardners delight, or the Gardners eie. 1823 E. Kent Flora Domestica 233 They are generally known by the name of Rose-campion, but have a variety of other names; as Meadow-pink,..Gardener's-delight, [etc.]. 1947 O. Percival Our Old-fashioned Flowers 161 Gardener's Delight, Lychnis coronaria. 1968 Gardeners Chron. 14 June 8/2 By far the most popular of eight cvs. grown was ‘Gardener's Delight’, not only for its abnormally free-fruiting qualities but for the delicate sweet taste of the little fruits. 2014 A. Bellamy Small-space Veg. Gardens 201 ‘Gardener's Delight’ produces large, sweet cherry tomatoes on a vining plant. < as lemmas |
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