| 单词 | parrot's beak |
| 释义 | > as lemmasparrot's beak 1. Any of various plants with flowers that resemble parrot's beaks; esp. the kaka-beak, Clianthus puniceus (cf. parrotbill n. 3). Usually in form parrot's beak. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > names applied to various plants > [noun] heatha700 beeworteOE leversc725 springworteOE clotec1000 halswortc1000 sengreenc1000 bottle?a1200 bird's-tonguea1300 bloodworta1300 faverolea1300 vetchc1300 pimpernel1378 oniona1398 bird's nest?a1425 adder's grassc1450 cockheada1500 ambrosia1525 fleawort1548 son before the father1552 crow-toe1562 basil1578 bird's-foot1578 bloodroot1578 throatwort1578 phalangium1608 yew1653 chalcedon1664 dittany1676 bleeding heart1691 felon-wort1706 hedgehog1712 land caltrops1727 old man's beard1731 loosestrife1760 Solomon's seal1760 fireweed1764 desert rose1792 star of Bethlehem1793 hen and chickens1794 Aaron's beard1820 felon-grass1824 arrowroot1835 snake-root1856 firebush1858 tick-seed1860 bird's eye1863 burning bush1866 rat-tail1871 lamb's earsa1876 lamb's tongue plant1882 tar-weed1884 Tom Thumb1886 parrotbeak1890 stinkweed1932 1890 Cent. Dict. Parrotbeak, a plant of the genus Clianthus, especially C. puniceus. 1905 E. L. M. White My N.Z. Garden 92 Clianthus puniceus (Parrot's Beak) is the most gaudy-looking plant possible, here in its native land. 1941 C. Barrett Australia 27 At the base of a very old white gum nodding greenhoods abound. ‘Parrot-beaks’ they are to children who gather them. 1984 T. F. Niehaus Field Guide Southwestern & Texas Wildflowers 244 Parrot's Beak. Pedicularis racemosa. The pale pink flowers consist of a curved, sickle-shaped upper petal (parrot's beak) and 3 lower petals flattened behind it. 1994 M. Griffiths Index Garden Plants 268/1 C. puniceus... Glory Pea; Parrot's Beak; Parrot's Bill; Lobster Claw. Everg. shrub erect to 5m. 1995 R. Hyam & R. Pankhurst Plants & their Names 295/2 L[otus] berthelotii coral gem, parrot's beak, pelican's beak. Perennial herb. Flowers scarlet-red with a large keel. < as lemmas |
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