| 单词 | procession flower |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprocession flower procession flower n. [compare earlier gang flower n.] rare a milkwort (genus Polygala), esp. (in Europe) P. vulgaris and (in North America) P. incarnata, the flowers of which were traditionally worn during Rogation processions (cf. gang flower n.). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Polygalaceae (milkwort and allies) > [noun] milkwort1578 polygala1578 Cross-flower1597 gang flower1597 rogation flower1597 procession flower1633 rattlesnake root1682 senega1738 rattlesnake-wort1763 flowering wintergreen1818 mountain flax1824 shepherd's thyme1857 love1874 1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. clxix. 564 In English we may call it Crosse-floure, Procession-floure, Gang-floure, Rogation-floure, and Milkewort. 1859 Monthly Pkt. Sept. 315 Rogation Week is styled Gang Week... In garlands used on these occasions, the pretty milkwort was much used..and obtained its old English names of Rogation Flower, Gang Flower, and Procession Flower. 1955 G. Grigson Englishman's Flora 74 Procession flower, Som; robin's eye, Hants. 1993 T. Coffey Hist. & Folklore N. Amer. Wildflowers 145/2 Polygala incarnata. Much milk; flesh-colored. Procession-flower, Rogation-flower. < as lemmas |
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