单词 | hand-flower |
释义 | > as lemmashand-flower hand-flower n. (in full hand-flower tree) a Mexican tree, Chiranthodendron pentadactylon (family Malvaceae), the flowers of which have five curved red stamens, somewhat resembling a hand or claw; cf. hand plant n., hand tree n. ΚΠ 1814 Coll. N.Y. Hist. Soc. 2 212 The memoir entitled a botanical description of the Cheiranthodendron, or hand-flower tree of Toluca near Mexico, is a performance on a very rare and curious subject. 1835 R. M. Bird Cortes II. iv. 211 The handflower, which our gods planted among the hills. 1923 Daily Clintonian (Indiana) 20 Aug. 7/5 The natives call it the handflower-tree. 2001 E. McClintock Trees Golden Gate Park 64 The hand-flower tree was known to the Aztecs, who venerated it for its flowers. < as lemmas |
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