单词 | meconopsis |
释义 | Meconopsisn. A genus of flowering plants of the family Papaveraceae, mainly centred in central Asia, especially the Himalayan region (as the Tibetan or blue poppy, Meconopsis betonicifolia), but also including the Welsh poppy, M. cambrica, of western Europe; (also meconopsis) a plant of this genus, especially one of the (frequently blue-flowered) kinds grown for ornament. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > poppy and allied flowers > allied flowers poppyOE horned poppy1548 yellow poppy1548 sea poppy1562 garden poppy1577 wind-rose1597 prickly poppy1648 squatmore1691 oriental poppy1731 Welsh poppy1731 infernal fig1760 Mexican poppy1811 Meconopsis1836 redcap1846 horn-poppy1851 squirrel-corn1856 eschscholtzia1857 dielytra1864 Dicentra1866 yellow thistle1866 turkey-corn1884 Shirley poppy1886 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 463 Meconopsis... A genus of herbaceous shade-loving plants, just intermediate between Papaver and Argemone. 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 462 Welsh Meconopsis. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 3 Jan. 9/1 The remarkable meconopsis recently sent from the Thibetan highlands. 1927 Observer 20 Nov. 20/2 British gardeners were recently thrilled by the discovery in Asia..of a meconopsis bigger and bluer than anything of the sort seen before. 1960 S. Ary & M. Gregory Oxf. Bk. Wild Flowers 6/1 Welsh Poppy... This is the only species of Meconopsis found wild in Western Europe. 1971 Country Life 24 June 1593/2 There are a great many hydrangeas here and in the alleys, and also lilies, meconopses and innumerable other shade-loving plants. 1990 Pract. Gardening Nov. 51/1 Hostas, primulas, meconopsis and rodgersias relish the lush woodland conditions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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