| 单词 | sun plant |
| 释义 | > as lemmassun plant sun plant n. (a) any plant that grows best in full sunlight (contrasted with shade plant); (b) a low-growing annual herbaceous plant native to Brazil, Portulaca grandiflora, widely cultivated for its colourful bowl-shaped flowers, which open in the sun. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [noun] > that likes light or shade sun plant1862 shade-bearer1891 sciophyte1902 shade plant1926 shade-lover1960 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > of south or tropical America marvel of Peru1597 flower of the night1665 world's wonder1706 butterfly flower1731 mirabilis1754 four o'clock flower1756 bastard mustard1759 Browallia1782 bastard plantain1796 cleome1806 alonsoa1812 gloxinia1816 schizanthus1823 butterfly plant1825 petunia1825 sinningia1826 salpiglossis1827 mask flower1834 poinsettia1836 guaco1844 spiderwort1846 mist flower1848 balisier1858 spider flower1861 sun plant1862 eucharis1866 pretty-by-night1869 Rocky Mountain bee plant1870 urn-flower1891 tulip-poppy1909 smithiantha1917 poor man's orchid1922 ten o'clock1953 tiger-iris- 1862 Proc. Royal Soc. 1860–62 11 348 As is said by the writer of a pamphlet published by the Cotton Supply Association—‘cotton is decidedly a sun-plant.’ 1887 G. Nicholson Illustr. Dict. Gardening III. 202/2 Sun-plant. Fl[owers] yellow, purple,..terminal. 1963 Oxf. Bk. Garden Flowers 140/2 Sun Plant. The yellow, pink, scarlet or purple cup-shaped flowers of this little plant from Brazil open in direct sunshine and close in shadow. 1979 W. M. M. Baron Organization in Plants (ed. 3) iii. 42 Shade plants can utilize low light intensities more efficiently than sun plants. 2007 D. Squire Propagation Specialist (2008) 72/3 Portulaca grandiflora (Sun Plant) Half-hardy annual—sow 3 mm (1/ 8 in) deep. 2009 Jrnl. Torrey Bot. Soc. 136 465 At higher light levels, photosynthetic rates were significantly greater for sun plants than shade plants. < as lemmas |
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