| 单词 | winter gillyflower |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswinter gillyflower winter gillyflower n. now historical and rare either of two plants cultivated in gardens for their early-blooming, strongly-scented flowers, the wallflower ( Erysimum cheiri) and dame's violet ( Hesperis matronalis). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > cruciferous flowers > yellow or orange flowers wall-fairc1450 winter gillyflower1547 heartsease1548 wall gillyflower1548 gillyflower1578 keiri1578 wallflower1578 alyssum1731 queen's balm1797 wall1825 warrior1825 cheiranthus1850 gilly1858 1547 R. Record Vrinal of Physick f. 63v Medicyns for the stone, both in the raynes and bladder,..Water plantayne. Wynter Gyllofer. 1618 W. Lawson New Orchard & Garden vi. 13 Wall flowers, commonly called..winter-gilly flowers, because they will grow..and abyde the strongest frost and drought, continually greene, and flowring, euen in Winter. 1854 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. I. 57 C[heiranthus] Cheiri (Common Wall-flower)... Our fathers called it the Winter Gilly-flower,—for it may be seen while wintry winds are still uttering their wild music. 1879 Encycl. Brit. X. 536/2 The dame's violet, Hesperis matronalis, called variously the queen's, the rogue's, and the winter gillyflower. 1981 T. McLean Medieval Eng. Gardens v. 152 One other variety, the yellow stock, March or winter gillyflower, showed such a liking for walls that it earned itself the name wallflower. 2008 T. J. Bennett Legacy vi. 110 She spotted a splash of yellow nestled at the base of a birch tree... ‘Look. A winter gillyflower.’ < as lemmas |
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