| 单词 | blue gentian |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblue gentian blue gentian n. any of various blue-flowered gentians; esp. the small European plant Gentiana acaulis, common in alpine meadows; frequently with distinguishing word . ΚΠ 1756 J. Hill Brit. Herbal 62/2 Great blue Gentian. Gentiana major flore cæruleo... The flowers..are large, and of a beautiful blue. 1796 T. Holcroft tr. F. L. Stolberg Trav. I. xvii. 109 Various kinds of the blue gentian charmed us; and particularly the small, which these people call the heavenly blue. 1865 Times 3 Nov. 9/1 There appears to be an Arctic and Scandinavian type of plants to be found in the highlands of Scotland; conspicuous among these are the blue gentian (a flower well known to Alpine climbers). 1919 Flower Grower Sept. 86/3 Fringed Blue Gentian is a distinctively American flower, widely scattered, and yet not common. 2010 P. Dillon GR5 Trail 26/1 Others [sc. flowers] are noticeable because of their colour and location, such as the blue gentian that grows across high northern cols. < as lemmas |
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