单词 | nuphar |
释义 | Nupharn. A genus of water lilies of Eurasia and eastern North America (family Nymphaeaceae), having yellow or purple flowers usually held above the water; (also nuphar) a water lily of this genus, esp. the yellow water lily, Nuphar luteum. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > water-lilies edockec1000 water rose?a1300 mead-flower?a1350 water beanc1400 water coltsfoot14.. nenuphar?a1425 water lily?a1425 lotec1487 lotusc1487 nymphaea1543 water-can1622 can-dock1661 lotus flower1710 pond lily1748 Indian lotus1797 padma1799 Nuphar1822 beaver-root1832 splatterdock1832 frog-lily1845 brandy-bottle1846 Victoria1846 water nymph1848 lotus lily1857 cow-lily1862 pool lily1902 1822 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening iii. ii. 1008 Many of the aquatic plants, as nymphea, nuphar.., butomus, and hottonia, &c. are highly beautiful. 1844 F. W. Faber Sir Lancelot i. 10 With yellow flag-flowers..And dimpling globes of nuphar netted over. 1897 Outing 29 562/2 The idyllic little streams, carpeted with nuphars, swathed in reeds. 1900 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 8) 683/2 The most familiar Nuphar is the common Yellow Water-lily (N. lutea), which inhabits many of our lakes and slow-running rivers. 1969 L. van der Pijl Princ. Dispersal Higher Plants v. 61 Many hydrochores bend their fruit stalks down..whereas in Nuphar (not purely hydrochorous) the seeds mature above water. 1982 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 69 999 (title) Ventilation by floating leaves in Nuphar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822 |
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