单词 | roman hyacinth |
释义 | > as lemmasRoman hyacinth Roman hyacinth n. an early-flowering variety, bred from Hyacinthus orientalis var. albulus.extracted from hyacinthn.Roman hyacinth Roman hyacinth n. [compare Dutch Roomse hyacinth (1780 as Roomsche hyacinth)] an early-flowering variety of the common hyacinth, Hyacinthus orientalis, cultivated (esp. formerly) in gardens. ΚΠ 1847 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 487/1 Anemones, cyclamens, crocuses, and Roman hyacinths, as prescient of the coming heat, lose no time in quickening. 1911 Times 11 Mar. 7/1 You come upon a sheet of ‘Roman’ hyacinths, daffodils, narcissi, growing as if haphazard under a knot of pines. 1993 World & I Mar. 183/2 Another bulb from the south of France that can be grown with water without a cool period is the Roman hyacinth. < as lemmas |
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