| 单词 | naked ladies |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnaked ladies naked ladies n. (also in singular naked lady) (a) British (chiefly regional), the meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale, which bears flowers on leafless stems in early autumn, the leaves appearing the following spring; (b) U.S. the belladonna lily, Amaryllis belladonna, which has a similar manner of growth. 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 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. iv. 74 Having naked flowers without any stem;... Medow Saffron, Naked Lady. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Colchicum The Flowers come up and are blown some Time before the green Leaves appear, and are therefore by some call'd Naked Ladies. 1853 R. Tyas Pop. Flowers 3rd Ser. 2 The Autumnal Crocus, or Meadow Saffron..bears also the name of Naked Lady, from the fact of its pretty flowers presenting themselves without leaves. 1960 S. Ary & M. Gregory Oxf. Bk. Wild Flowers 162/1 Meadow Saffron... This perennial plant flowers in the autumn, after all the leaves have withered—hence its country name, Naked Ladies. 1986 New Yorker 17 Nov. 48/1 The bleached hot earth exploded with amaryllis. Naked ladies, the local people called them. < as lemmas |
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