单词 | orange jasmine |
释义 | > as lemmasorange jasmine orange jasmine n. †(a) the frangipani tree Plumeria rubra (obsolete rare); (b) the mock orange Murraya paniculata, an evergreen tree or shrub which is native to South-East Asia, China, and Australasia, and cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental for its small white fragrant flowers which resemble orange blossoms. ΚΠ 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 972/1 Orange jasmine (Plumieria lutea). 1884 Singleton Argus Suppl. 19 Jan. 6/3 The Murraya paniculata (orange jasmine) forms a close bush.., its beautiful flowers resembling orange blossoms in their elegance and purity. 2010 L. Reich Pruning Bk. vi. 100/2 Orange jasmine requires no special pruning, and you can grow it as an informal shrub, as a tree, or as a clipped hedge. < as lemmas |
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