| 单词 | nerine lily |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnerine lily A South African genus of the family Amaryllidaceae, which consists of robust bulbous plants bearing large, lily-like, chiefly pink or red flowers on leafless stems; a plant of this genus, esp. any of the varieties (autumn-flowering in the northern hemisphere) grown for ornament, e.g. Nerine bowderi, or the Guernsey lily, N. sarniensis (also nerine lily). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [adjective] > of daffodil or narcissus and allied flowers narcissine1656 paper-white1806 Nerine1820 poetaz1906 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > other non-British flowers Guernsey lily1664 Guernsey flower1677 claytonia1789 Nerine1820 1820 W. Herbert in Curtis's Bot. Mag. 47 2124 Nerine Rosea. Rose-coloured Nerine... The name of Galatea being already occupied in Zoology, we have been obliged to change it. 1820 W. Herbert in Curtis's Bot. Mag. 47 2124 Nerine is probably confined to South Africa. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 785/2 Nerine, a small genus of Amaryllidaceæ, consisting of bulbous plants from South Africa... The Guernsey Lily, N. sarniensis, is one of the most popular species. 1886 G. Nicholson Illustr. Dict. Gardening II. 446/2 When in flower, Nerines are amongst the most beautiful of greenhouse bulbous plants. 1923 Chambers's Jrnl. Dec. 786/2 The scarlet or rose-red nerine (the Japanese spider lily) appeared next. 1949 L. G. Green In Land of Afternoon v. 69 They were identified as the nerinas of the Table Mountain ledges. 1971 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. IV. 600/2 The following other South African native plants have been grown in Europe and the U.S.A. for many years: arum lily,..nemesia, nerina, oxalis, pelargoniums [etc.]. 1998 Garden Answers Sept. 27/2 The nerines will lean towards the light and their pink flowers will contrast with the blue-flowered shrubs. < as lemmas |
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