| 单词 | naked boys |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnaked boys naked boys n. English regional (a) = naked ladies n.; (b) the autumn crocus, Crocus nudiflorus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > bluebell and allied flowers > autumn crocus wood-lilya1400 saffron of the spring1548 meadow saffron1551 hermodactyl1578 Mercury's finger1589 colchicum1597 autumn crocus1629 naked ladies1668 naked boysa1697 upstart1852 a1697 J. Aubrey Nat. Hist. Wilts. (1847) i. ix. 51 Naked-boys (q. if not wild saffron) about Stocton. 1789 G. White Jrnl. 28 Aug. (1931) 343 Colchicum autumnale, naked boys, blows. 1886 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester 236 Naked Boys, the plant Crocus nudiflorus. Gatley, where it is plentiful in the meadows bordering the Mersey. 1919 W. Graveson Brit. Wild Flowers (pocket ed.) xxviii. 275 This Meadow Saffron blooms before the leaves show themselves; and this together with its blanched stalks account for its country name of Naked Boys. < as lemmas |
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