| 单词 | rocket larkspur |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrocket larkspur rocket larkspur n. [ < rocket n.5 + larkspur n., with reference to the rocket-like form of the flower spikes] any of several annual larkspurs of the genus Consolida; esp. C. ajacis (formerly included in the genus Delphinium), cultivated for its spikes of blue, pink, or white flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > buttercup and allied flowers > delphinium or larkspur red maytheeOE brown maythec1450 lark's foota1500 red maidweed1548 consound1578 lark's claw1578 larkspur1578 ox-eye1578 red camomile1578 Adonis1597 lark-heel1597 lark's toes1597 monkshood1597 rose-a-ruby1597 delphinium1666 pheasant's eye1727 red Morocco1760 rocket larkspur1778 blue rocket larkspur1784 bee-larkspur1846 1778 N. Swinden Beauties of Flora Display'd 16/2 Rocket Larkspur. Delphinium. Pink and White. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 325/1 Delphinium orientale and D. Ajacis, the rocket larkspurs, are often cultivated. 1906 Jrnl. Dep. Agric. Victoria 8 Mar. 185 The annual kinds, mostly varieties of Delphinium Ajacis (the rocket larkspur)..are hardy plants that are largely grown for sale and for garden decoration. 1999 C. C. Burrell Perennial Combinations 204/2 Pink hollyhock mallows bridge the gap between the low feverfew and the towering mullein spikes, and a sweep of self-sown rocket larkspur forms a hazy violet-blue background. < as lemmas |
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