| 单词 | madagascar periwinkle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMadagascar periwinkle Madagascar periwinkle n. an ornamental pink- or white-flowered plant, Catharanthus roseus (family Apocynaceae), perhaps native to tropical America, and widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere in the tropics (the plant is the source of the drugs vincristine and vinblastine). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > tropical flowers Madagascar periwinkle1807 torenia1840 old maid1866 periwinkle1968 1807 T. Martyn Miller's Gardener's & Botanist's Dict. (rev. ed.) II. ii. at Vinca Madagascar Periwinkle... The seeds of this beautiful plant came originally from the island of Madagascar..and were communicated..to Mr. Miller, who cultivated them in 1757. 1821 M. Browne Diary 16 June (1905) 104 There were..myrtles, beautiful campanulas, geraniums, Madagascar periwinkles, etc. 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants 262/2 Vinca rosea, Madagascar Periwinkle, ‘Old-maid’ of the W. Indies. 1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 15/4 Gaillardia, coreopsis,..and Madagascar periwinkle can all be counted on to bloom well the first season from seed sown early. 1988 New Scientist 14 Apr. 50/1 The Madagascar periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, is a good source of vinca alkaloids. < as lemmas |
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