| 单词 | water bean |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater bean water bean n. rare †(a) common brooklime, Veronica beccabunga (obsolete); (b) a lotus (genus Nelumbo: see Nelumbo n.) (so called with reference to the round seeds of the plants). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > water-lilies edockec1000 water rose?a1300 mead-flower?a1350 water beanc1400 water coltsfoot14.. nenuphar?a1425 water lily?a1425 lotec1487 lotusc1487 nymphaea1543 water-can1622 can-dock1661 lotus flower1710 pond lily1748 Indian lotus1797 padma1799 Nuphar1822 beaver-root1832 splatterdock1832 frog-lily1845 brandy-bottle1846 Victoria1846 water nymph1848 lotus lily1857 cow-lily1862 pool lily1902 c1400 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 113 [Fabaria] waterbene. 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 414 Nelumbiaceæ. Water Beans. 1921 Winston's Encycl. VII. at Nelumbium The yellow water-bean of the southern United States, has starchy rhizomes, with tubers like those of the sweet potato. 2005 R. Binney Love, Luck & Lessons for Life 35 The sacred lotus of the Hindus is a different plant, Nelumbo sp, a pink-petalled water bean. < as lemmas |
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