| 单词 | globe amaranth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasglobe amaranth globe amaranth n. any of several amaranths of the central and South American genus Gomphrena (family Amaranthaceae); spec. G. globosa, an annual widely grown for its compact, easily dried flower heads, which are purple in the native plant and in various other colours in cultivars. ΚΠ 1739 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. II. Index Amaranth Globe. [to signify Globe amaranth] see Amaranthoides. 1861 Amer. Agriculturist Jan. 5/2 No. 179. Everlasting Flower (Xeranthemum annuum—Annuals, some with purple, others with white, flowers... The dry leaves of the calyx retain their form and color for years, like the globe amaranth. 1913 Indiana Weekly Messenger 12 July Globe amaranth, rhodanthe and helichrysum are three good everlasting flowers to plant. 1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 116 Globe Amaranth. Half-hardy annual useful for edging borders with unusual spherical heads of flowers that can be dried and used as everlasting flowers. < as lemmas |
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