| 单词 | love creeper |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslove creeper b. Australian. A twining plant, Comesperma volubile (family Polygalaceae), having narrow leaves and masses of bright purple flowers. Also love creeper. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Polygalaceae (milkwort and allies) > [noun] milkwort1578 polygala1578 Cross-flower1597 gang flower1597 rogation flower1597 procession flower1633 rattlesnake root1682 senega1738 rattlesnake-wort1763 flowering wintergreen1818 mountain flax1824 shepherd's thyme1857 love1874 1874 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Suppl. Love, a name used in Tasmania for Comesperma volubile. 1894 J. K. Arthur Kangaroo & Kauri 26 Among Australian flowering plants, ‘Love’ is the pet name bestowed on a most beautiful little creeper bearing flowers of a lovely blue. 1942 C. Barrett Austral. Wild Flower Bk. 45 The stems twist spirally and it is difficult to separate the love creeper from its supporting plant without breaking or cutting them. 1947 A. H. Garnsey Romance Huon River 88 Tangled masses of the blue creeper known as ‘love’. 2004 Mornington Penins. (Austral.) Leader (Nexis) 9 Nov. 42 They uncovered several notable native plants that had been growing timidly in the shade of the dominant weeds including..love creeper. < as lemmas |
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