单词 | roseroot stonecrop |
释义 | > as lemmasroseroot stonecrop 2. More fully roseroot stonecrop. A yellow-flowered stonecrop, Rhodiola rosea (formerly Sedum rhodiola), found in rocky habitats and on cliffs in north temperate regions, the root of which emits a rose-like fragrance when bruised or dried; = rosewort n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Crassulaceae (stonecrop and allies) > [noun] > stonecrop > rose-root rosewort1578 roseroot1597 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 426 Doubtlesse it tooke his name Rhodia radix, of the roote, which smelleth like a Rose: in English Rose roote, and Rose woort. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Racine sentant la rose, Rosewort, Roseroot; an hearb. 1786 J. Abercrombie Arrangem. Plants 65 in Gardeners Daily Assistant Rhodiola rosea, or rose root. 1855 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. II. 327 Sedum Rhodiola, Rose-root Stone Crop. 1858 C. Kingsley Chalk-stream Stud. in Misc. (1860) I. 164 Sea-green rose-root, with its strange fleshy stems and leaves, which mark..the beginning of the Alpine world. 1871 W. Sutherland Handbk. Hardy Herbaceous & Alpine Flowers 127 Rhodiola rosea (Roseroot Stonecrop).—This is a well-known old-fashioned border-plant, common in many cottage gardens. 1892 J. C. Sawer Odorographia 48 The root of Rhodiola rosea, or ‘Rose-root’, when bruised, and even when dried, yields a rose-like scent. 1911 Trans. Worcs. Naturalists' Club 4 34 Sedum reflexum..[and] Sedum Rhodiola (Rose-root Stonecrop) were found, and a white flowered form of this last was later observed at Hadley. 1998 M. Primrose & M. Zinck Wildflowers Nova Scotia 39 Roseroot resembles no other species with which it grows. Its succulent nature..serves to protect moisture loss in such inhospitable environments. < as lemmas |
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