| 单词 | ginger lily |
| 释义 | > as lemmasginger lily ginger lily n. (a) any of the perennial herbaceous plants of the genus Hedychium (family Zingiberaceae), which are native to South, South-east, and East Asia and have reed-like stems and leaves and a spike of fragrant red, white, pink or yellow flowers; also called garland flower, garland lily; (b) any of the perennial herbaceous plants of the genus Alpinia (family Zingiberaceae), which are native mainly to warm parts of South and South-East Asia and have reed-like stems and leaves, a spike or panicle of white, yellow, pink, or red flowers, and a fragrant rhizome; also called shell flower, shell lily. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > allied flowers dog's tooth1578 daylily1597 mountain saffron1597 phalangium1608 Savoy spiderwort1629 hemerocallis1648 tuberose1664 St Bruno's lily1706 superb lily1731 agapanthus1789 Spanish squill1790 erythronium1797 Tritoma1804 Spanish harebell1808 veltheimia1808 adder's tongue1817 bunch flower1818 Puschkinia1820 hedychium1822 eremurus1836 flame lily1841 lily pink1848 mountain spiderwort1849 lloydia1850 kniphofia1854 garland-flower1866 red-hot poker1870 swamp-lover1878 African lily1882 flame-flower1882 Scarborough lily1882 wood-lily1882 St. Bernard lily1883 torch-lily1884 rajanigandha1885 ginger lily1892 chinkerinchee1904 snow lily1907 sand lily1909 avalanche lily1912 Spanish bluebell1924 mountain lily1932 chink1949 poker1975 1892 Gardeners' Chron. 2 Jan. 20/3 A photograph of a group of ‘Ginger Lilies’—Hedychium coronarium—as growing in the Guianan forests. 1926 M. Leinster Dew on Leaf 8 A sickly odour of ginger-lilies. 1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 61/1 Alpinia Roxb... Ginger Lily. 2001 P. D. Scace Floral Artist's Guide 162 Common name [for Alpinia zerumbet ‘Variegata’]: Variegated Ginger, Variegated Ginger Lily. 2010 National Trust Mag. Summer 53/1 On the south-facing terraces below the house, the undeniably fiery crocosmias, ginger lilies and cannas set the hot summer scene. < as lemmas |
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