| 单词 | poached egg flower |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspoached egg flower poached egg flower n. an ornamental annual plant native to California, Limnanthes douglasii (family Limnanthaceae), bearing white flowers with yellow centres; also called meadow foam. ΘΚΠ 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 > North American innocent1600 lychnidea1733 swamp lily1737 atamasco lily1743 phlox1754 lychnis1760 painted cup1776 mountain pink1818 phacelia1818 innocence1821 Nemophila1822 clarkia1827 Physostegia1830 bitter root1838 standing cypress1841 false mermaid1845 lion's heart1845 shooting star1856 lewisia1863 satin flower1871 fame-flower1879 baby blue-eyes1887 mayflower1892 agastache1900 obedient plant1900 Pennsylvania anemone1900 rock rose1906 Virginia bluebell1934 parsley1936 poached egg flower1963 poached eggs1971 poached egg plant1977 1963 R. D. Meikle Garden Flowers 135 Poached-egg Flower... The cordate petals are yellow at the base and white at the apex, producing a parti-coloured effect which at once suggests (to the inartistic) the popular name. 1973 Country Life 30 Aug. 565/1 In Britain we call Limnanthes douglasii the poached-egg flower, but in America they use the much more appropriate name of meadow foam. 1995 Nichols Garden Nursery 48/1 (advt.) Poached Egg Flower (Limnanthes douglasii)... A low spreading mass of white and yellow blooms. Known as poached egg flower because of the large yellow center and white petal edging. < as lemmas |
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