| 单词 | autumn crocus |
| 释义 | > as lemmasautumn crocus autumn crocus n. (a) any of several crocuses (genus Crocus, family Iridaceae) that flower in the autumn; esp. C. nudiflorus, native to south-west Europe; (b) any of several crocus-like plants of the genus Colchicum (family Colchicaceae) that flower in the autumn; esp. meadow saffron or naked ladies, C. autumnale.Cf. spring crocus n. at spring n.1 Compounds 3e(c)(i). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > iris and related flowers > crocus saffronc1425 autumn crocus1629 crocusa1639 Scotch crocus1731 vernal crocus1778 saffron crocus1857 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 > bluebell and allied flowers > autumn crocus wood-lilya1400 saffron of the spring1548 meadow saffron1551 hermodactyl1578 Mercury's finger1589 colchicum1597 autumn crocus1629 naked ladies1668 naked boysa1697 upstart1852 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 168 Crocus Byzantinus argenteus. The siluer coloured Autumne Crocus. This Saffron flower springeth vp in October, and seldome before. 1726 B. Townsend Compl. Seedsman 46 There is one Sort with a Yellow Flower, that blows in the Autumn, which is called the Autumn Crocus, but the green Leaf is a Colchicum Leaf. 1822 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening iii. ii. 954 Many botanists..consider that there is only two species [1824 reckon only two species], the C[rocus] vernus, or spring-blowing crocus; and the C[rocus] sativus, the saffron, or autumn crocus. 1854 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers iii. 261 We..turn to..the pretty autumn crocus, or meadow saffron (Colchicum autumnale). 1960 S. Ary & M. Gregory Oxf. Bk. Wild Flowers 162/1 Autumn Crocus (Crocus nudiflorus, family Iridaceae). Like Meadow Saffron, this species also flowers in the autumn after the leaves have died down. 2015 J. Warren Nature of Crops v. 91 Even more poisonous is the autumn crocus or meadow saffron, which has sometimes been confused with true saffron. < as lemmas |
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