请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 lenten rose
释义

> as lemmas

Lenten rose
Lenten rose n. (a) a daffodil; = Lent rose n. (a) at Lent n.1 Compounds 2 (obsolete rare); (b) any of the numerous varieties or hybrids of the Oriental hellebore, Helleborus orientalis, blooming in late winter and early spring; = Lent rose n. (b) at Lent n.1 Compounds 2. [With sense (a) compare Lenten lily n.; with sense (b) compare earlier Christmas rose n. at Christmas n.1 and int. Compounds 3.]
ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > buttercup and allied flowers > Christmas rose or Lenten rose
lungworta1300
lion's foot1538
Christmas herb1578
Christ's herb1578
Christ's wort1578
lion's claw1611
Christmas rose1665
Lenten rose1879
1879 Notts. Guardian 25 Apr. Suppl. 2/3 The white and yellow varieties of the mountain or mock Daffodils (N[arcissus] incomparabilis) are well worth good culture, not forgetting their double-flowered forms, which have been well named ‘Lenten Roses’.
1880 Leeds Mercury Weekly Suppl. 27 Mar. 8/2 Hellebores (Christmas and Lenten roses) are numerous, some pretty, some curious.
1900 W. D. Drury Bk. Gardening x. 330 Equally deserving of praise are the Lenten Roses (H. orientalis), whose flowers embrace all the shades of rose and purple, as well as white and cream.
1970 C. Lloyd Well-tempered Garden v. 378 The main flush of blossom from Lenten roses is borne from February till April.
2001 Org. Gardening Apr. 42/1 Along the edge of the woods, they planted shade beds containing..Lenten rose (Helleborus orientalis), and more than 100 additional species.
extracted from Lentenn.adj.
<
as lemmas
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/20 17:32:37