| 单词 | winter flower |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswinter flower winter flower n. (a) a flower or plant that blooms in winter (cf. Compounds 1a(a)); †(b) wintersweet, Chimonanthus praecox (obsolete).figurative in quot. 1733. [In sense (b) after scientific Latin Chimonanthus genus name, lit. ‘winter flower’ (see chimonanthus n.).] ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > flowering or blossoming > plant characterized by time, duration, or order of precoque?1440 serotine1598 night-flower1648 precoce1660 winter flower1664 everbloomer1850 ever-bearer1855 nudiflor1885 1664 S. Blake Compl. Gardeners Pract. 14 The striped Crokus and the Safforn Crokus, these are both winter Flowers. 1733 A. Pope Corr. 10 June (1956) III. 374 I hope to see you..before this Winter-flower is faded. I will defer her interment till to-morrow night. 1830 Gardener's Mag. 6 687 From the middle of November to Christmas the garden is ornamented by that matchless winter flower the Chrysánthemum. 1832 G. Don Gen. Syst. Gardening & Bot. II. 652/2 C[himonanthus] fragrans... Fragrant Winter-flower. 1915 Jrnl. Royal Hort. Soc. 40 29 Chimonanthus fragrans, known as Winter Sweet or Winter Flower, from China and Japan... When seen on a fine day, covered with its beautiful, fragrant blossoms, it is a sight to be remembered. 1947 Life 27 Jan. 54/2 Winter flowers bloom along the coast and the trees hang heavy with Spanish moss. 2015 C. Reid Roads were not built for Cars xi. 170 They were attracted to Pasadena's warm winter climate, horticultural delights (including citrus fruits and exotic winter flowers) and grand hotels. < as lemmas |
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