| 单词 | red valerian |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred valerian red valerian n. a Mediterranean spur valerian, Centranthus ruber, which is often grown for its red, pink, or white flowers and is widely naturalized on old walls, roadsides, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Valerianaceae (valerian and allies) > [noun] valerianc1386 nard?1440 red cow basil1597 red, spur-, or spurred (also basil) valerian1597 red valerian1597 valerian-worts1747 teaselwort1846 valerian family1849 valerian tribe1855 valerian order1857 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 551 Red Valerian hath beene so called of the likenesse of the flowers, and spoked rundles with Valerian. 1702 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 23 1169 The Red Valerian has a crude Taste in the Stalks and Leaves, the Flowers rubbed smell like Turpentine. 1804 J. Pinkerton Mod. Geogr. (new ed.) I. 489 The sublime ruins of ancient art, and the insulated rocks that often serve them for a base, afford a favourite situation for the red valerian. 1991 Times 5 Aug. 16/3 Red valerian grows like battlements on the top of old walls. < as lemmas |
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