| 单词 | sky flower |
| 释义 | > as lemmassky flower sky flower n. any of various plants with pale blue flowers; now esp. Duranta repens (family Verbenaceae), a shrub native to Central and South America widely grown as an ornamental (also called pigeon berry). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > berry-bush or -tree > [noun] > tropical American or West Indian > others cloven-berry1725 sky flower1761 Indian currant1785 turkey-berry1858 marlberry1884 marbleberry1946 1761 J. Hill Veg. Syst. II. 60** Genus III. Sky-flower. Cœlestina... Of this Genus there is but one known Species: I have named it from the cœlestial blue of its Flower, which exceeds that of any other. 1819 G. F. Shaw Elements Bot. in Panorama of Nature ix. i. 765/2 Inula, elecampan; cineraria, sky flower; arnica, doronicum, leopard's bane. 1938 D. Wyman Hedges, Screens & Windbreaks ii. 77 Tall Broad-leaved Evergreens... Duranta plumieri, Skyflower. 2014 M. Irish & J. Phillips Arizona & New Mexico Getting Started Garden Guide 156/2 Mix sky flower with other shrubs to form an informal hedge, visual screen, or border. < as lemmas |
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