| 单词 | busy lizzie |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbusy Lizzie busy Lizzie n. the East African shrub Impatiens walleriana (family Balsaminaceae), having abundant, typically red, pink, or white spurred flowers, and whose various hybrids and cultivated varieties are widely grown as house or bedding plants. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > balsam and allied flowers noli me tangere1563 balsam apple1578 touch-me-not1659 eagle-flower1718 balsam1736 quick-in-hand1744 Capuchin1756 balsamine1785 impatiens1785 jewelweed1817 snap-weed1823 lady's slipper1836 busy Lizzie1938 sultana1938 patient Lucy1940 policeman's helmet1950 1938 Spirit Lake Beacon (Iowa) 6 Oct. Louis Guritz brought a new plant for our room. Louis says it is a Busy Lizzie. 1956 X. Field House Plants 79 Impatiens..gathered nicknames, and among them were Patient Lucy, Patience Plant or just Busy Lizzie. 1970 Woman's Own 21 Mar. 23/1 The table where the variegated busy lizzie fought for living-space with the telephone. 2005 Gardenlife Oct. 72/2 Hanging baskets planted with busy Lizzies are a traditional favourite. < as lemmas |
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