| 单词 | blue poppy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblue poppy blue poppy n. (a) the cornflower, Centaurea cyanus (rare); (b) any of several blue-flowered plants of the genus Meconopsis from the Himalayas; esp. (more fully Himalayan blue poppy) M. betonicifolia and M. grandis, which are grown as ornamentals. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > corn-flower bluebottle?a1450 bluet?a1450 blue poppya1500 hawdod?1523 blue-blaw1538 cornflower1578 blue bonnet1777 blue cap1821 French pink1854 a1500 Synonyma Herbarium (Harl. 3388) f. 229 Anglice bleu popi..vel langwort..crescit inter frumentum et alia blada..dicitur iacintus quia assimilatur cuidam lapidi qui sic vocatur. 1882 Garden 10 June 397/3 The sight of a picture of the blue Poppy (Meconopsis Wallichiana) as it appears at home will be interesting to cultivators of this plant. 1904 Encycl. Americana V. Corn-flower It is also known by the names of bachelor's button, cornbottle,..and blue poppy. 1924 Torreya 24 44 The most striking flower is the blue poppy, a Meconopsis. 1981 S. M. Walters Shaping Cambr. Bot. vii. 86 When in Cambridge we admire Meconopsis betonicifoia, the magnificent Himalayan blue poppy. 2008 M. Buckley Shangri-la (Bradt Trav. Guides) 104 Five blue poppy species grow in Bhutan, but the national flower is Meconopsis grandis, the tallest one. < as lemmas |
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