| 单词 | hand orchis |
| 释义 | > as lemmashand orchis hand orchis n. now rare any of several orchids which have tubers with finger-like lobes, typically belonging to the genus Dactylorhiza. ΚΠ 1656 J. Tradescant Musæum Tradescantianum 150 Male hand Orchys. 1754 R. Brookes Introd. Physic & Surg. iv. 227 Hand Orchis with a green Flower. 1840 W. Baxter Brit. Phænogamous Bot. V. 387 Whitish Hand-Orchis. 1904 E. Phillpotts My Devon Year 132 An orchis or two—the early purple, the spotted hand orchis, the marsh-orchis and the lesser butterfly orchis—may be found in such a moist corner. 1931 M. Grieve Mod. Herbal II. 604/1 In this species, the tubers are divided into two or three finger-like lobes, hence the plant has been known as ‘Dead Men's Fingers’ (Hamlet, IV, vii), Hand Orchis, or Palma Christi. < as lemmas |
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