| 单词 | henna plant |
| 释义 | > as lemmashenna plant b. As a modifier, designating the henna plant itself or its parts, as in henna flower, henna plant, henna tree, etc. ΚΠ 1800 J. Rennell Geogr. Syst. Herodotus xxiii. 664 The chief culture at present..is the Alhenna or Henna plant, which requires much water. 1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. I. iv. 75 After the girls are betrothed, the ends of the fingers and nails are dyed red, with a preparation from the mendey, or hinna shrub. 1838 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights (1839) I. iii. 137 Sprigs of the henna-tree. 1924 Spatula July 386/2 The odor of the henna flowers is still distinct enough to recognize as possessing a characteristic sweet odor, which..has been likened to lilac and mignonette. 1976 Arlington Heights (Illinois) Herald 12 Oct. b2 (advt.) Colora Henna uses only the finest henna leaves, grown in Persia, then refined and processed in Israel. 2011 @JimThorpeHomes 20 July in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Another hot day in the Pocono area. My henna plants love this weather, but the humans are wilting. < as lemmas |
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