| 单词 | primrose tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprimrose tree primrose tree n. rare any of various shrubs and small trees named for their attractive primrose-like flowers; spec. †(a) a shrub of the genus Lysimachia, a loosestrife (obsolete); (b) the evening or tree primrose (genus Oenothera); (c) the Australian tree Lagunaria pattersonii, which has showy pink or purple leaves and is cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > evening primrose and allied flowers tree primrose1629 primrose tree1728 Onagra1735 oenothera1754 night primrose1759 evening primrose1761 night willow-herb1770 nightly primrose1785 sundrop1785 godetia1836 1728 R. Bradley Dict. Botanicum Lysimachia siliquosa Virginiana, is in English, Virginian Codded Loosestrife, and Primrose-Tree, a Plant making a beautiful shew in a large garden. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 324 Primrose-tree, Oenothera. 1813 C. Marshall Introd. Knowl. & Pract. Gardening (ed. 5) 353 Primrose tree, makes a pretty show, but produces so much seed, that it becomes rather a troublesome weed. 1857 F. Gerhard Illinois as it Is 245 The marshy ground commences, upon which thrive the Iris versicolor,..the primrose-tree (Lysimachia), liver-wort (Eupatoria). 1996 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 14 July k9 For smallish wind-proof beach-side trees, Bill Long at Coastal Zone also suggests..the fast primrose tree (Lagunaria). < as lemmas |
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