| 单词 | baby's tears |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbaby's tears baby's tears n. (also babies' tears) any of various plants characterized by some feature considered to resemble small teardrops, as the shape and size of the leaves or petals, teardrop-shaped markings on the leaves, etc.; spec. the helxine, Soleirolia soleirolii. ΚΠ 1928 Canad. Florist 9 Oct. 416/3 (advt.) Baby's Tears. Cineraria, Nana multiflora. 1930 Daily Inter Lake (Kalispell, Montana) 17 Sept. 6/5 (advt.) For sale—giant asters, any shade. Gladiolas, tulip bulbs... Baby's tears for fern bowls. 1963 F. Perry Gardening in Colour (1972) 193/1 Mind your own business; Babies' tears. H. soleirolii. Prostrate growing plant with tiny green, golden or silver leaves. 1997 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 23 July (Home section) 4/6 Ground-hugging plants such as thyme, sedum and baby's tears can dress up even the simplest path material. < as lemmas |
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