| 单词 | king's spear |
| 释义 | > as lemmasking's spear king's spear n. [after classical Latin hastula rēgia asphodel (Pliny)] any of various asphodels; esp. yellow asphodel, Asphodeline lutea. 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 > asphodels affodill1440 daffodilly1538 daffodil1548 asphodel1597 king's spear1597 onion asphodel1597 knavery1640 frodils1674 Scotch asphodel1771 ten o'clock1826 bog asphodel1881 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 88 The leaues of the Kings speare are long, narrow, and chamfered or furrowed. a1637 B. Jonson Pans Anniv. 36 in Wks. (1640) III Bright Crowne-imperiall, Kings-speare, Holy-hocks. 1807 ‘A. McDonald’ Compl. Dict. Pract. Gardening Asphodelus, a genus containing plants of the herbaceous perennial and annual flowery kinds, having fleshy fibrous roots. The King's Spear. 2010 T. Fischer Gardener's Color Palette 60 With its tall flower stalks and grassy, fountain-like foliage, king's spear is a prime candidate for a meadow-type planting. < as lemmas |
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