单词 | royal water-lily |
释义 | > as lemmasroyal water-lily royal water-lily n. a South American water lily, Victoria amazonica, having very large leaves and white flowers. ΚΠ ?1849 J. Law (title) The history of the Victoria Regia; or royal water lily, now growing at the Sheffield Botanic Gardens. 1895 Excursion in Trans. Royal Sc. Arboricultural Soc. 14 91 The Royal Water Lily, Victoria regia, was seen in all its queenly splendour; its immense round leaves resting on the surface of the water..like gigantic embossed bronze trays. 1998 Daily Tel. 25 May 30/3 His favourite is the astonishing royal water lily, victoria amazonica, whose pads grow nine feet across. 2002 Sunday Times (Nexis) 10 Mar. You can start a night-time canoe tour by watching the flowers of the royal water lily open like stars as the sun sets. < as lemmas |
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