单词 | meadow orchid |
释义 | > as lemmasmeadow orchid meadow orchid n. any orchid that grows in meadows; spec. the early marsh orchid, Dactylorhiza incarnata, widespread in Europe in wet and marshy areas, which typically bears salmon-pink flowers (cf. marsh orchid n. at marsh n.1 Compounds 3c). ΚΠ 1889 Overland Monthly Feb. 144 The fragrant meadow orchid..had set Its snowy spikes among the rustling sedge. 1962 A. R. Clapham et al. Flora Brit. Isles (ed. 2) 1043 D[actylorchis] incarnata... Meadow Orchid... Ssp. incarnata, the commonest form, in wet meadows and marshes. 1979 D. Spence Shetland's Living Landscape 60 Where grazing is moderate, black bog-rush is often accompanied by meadow orchid..with brilliant carmine flowers. < as lemmas |
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