| 单词 | sticky catchfly |
| 释义 | > as lemmassticky catchfly sticky catchfly n. any of several flowering plants of the genus Silene (family Caryophyllaceae), having sticky stems, seeds, etc.; esp. a Eurasian campion of rocks and crags, S. viscaria, having spikes of bright pink flowers and often dark sticky bands around the stem beneath each node (also called clammy campion, red catchfly). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > campions and catchflies rose campion1530 jagged pink1574 cuckoo-gilliflower1578 flower Constantinople1578 marsh gilliflower1578 wild William1578 crow-flower1597 gardener's delight1597 nonsuch1597 cuckoo-flower1629 fair maid of France1629 meadow pink1660 Bristol Non-such1668 flower of Bristol1672 knight-cross1725 ragged robin1731 fair maid of Kent1813 flower of Jove1840 mullein pink1840 fire pink1848 sticky catchfly1908 1908 Amer. Florist 26 Dec. 1100/2 L[ychnis] Viscaria splendens plena—the clammy or sticky catchfly—so called on account of the sticky substance exuding from near the base of the flowers and the upper parts of the stems. 1923 Vet. Med. Aug. 737/2 J. W. Provan of Traer, Iowa, sends in a specimen of sticky catchfly which has been suspected of being poisonous. The technical name of this plant is Silene noctiflora. 1984 J. Cooper Common Years 252 We then try to identify tall shocking-pink flower by Flasher's Point. Rachel thinks it's sticky catchfly, which sounds rather dubious, bearing in mind its location. 2007 Evening News (Edinb.) (Nexis) 8 Mar. 22 Arthur's Seat is a Site of Special Scientific Interest with interesting rock formations and unusual plants such as sticky catchfly. < as lemmas |
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