| 单词 | sun's flower |
| 释义 | > as lemmassun's flower sun's flower n. [compare post-classical Latin flos solis, lit. ‘flower of the sun’ (see sunflower n.)] now rare any of various flowers associated with the sun (see sunflower n.), esp. the marigold, Calendula officinalis. 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 > marigold goldOE rudc1300 gold flowera1325 solseclea1350 rodeworta1398 marigolda1400 yellow-bottlea1400 yellow goldc1405 soussiea1425 solsequium1540 soucyc1550 sun's flower1568 solsequya1680 pot marigold1760 tagetes1792 calendula1871 1568 T. Hill Proffitable Arte Gardening (rev. ed.) ii. xxxi. f. 107 The Marygold is..Also named the Sunnes flower, for that after the rysynge of the Sunne vnto Noone, this flower openeth la[r]ger and larger, but after the Noone tyme, vnto the settinge of the Sunne, the flower closeth and shutteth more & more. 1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον i. 35 The gods..changed her into an Heliotropian, which is called the Suns flower, which still inclines to what part soever he makes his progresse. 1890 Harvard Monthly June 139 Every flower, its head upon its breast, Was slumbering—excepting the sun's flower, The heliotrope. 1935 R. Benedict Zuni Mythol. I. i. 3 Everywhere they were standing the sun's flowers (sunflowers and buttercups) sprang up from the tears caused by the sun. 1998 J. Asala Celtic Folklore Cooking 89 Marigolds are known as the Sun's Flowers or Summer's Bride. < as lemmas |
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