| 单词 | yellow star of bethlehem |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyellow star of Bethlehem 2. A Eurasian perennial bulbous plant, Gagea lutea (family Liliaceae), having yellow stellate flowers with petals that are greenish on the outer surface. Usually as yellow star of Bethlehem. Originally regarded as a member of the genus Ornithogalum (family Asparagaceae). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Liliaceae family or plants > [noun] > other plants one-blade1578 one-leaf1578 spiderwort1597 star of Bethlehem1629 ague-grass1687 unifoil1688 redroot1709 bellwort1785 eucomisc1804 uvularia1836 paintroot1853 twisted stalk1856 Barbados onion1866 fly-poison1866 shepherd's joy1884 onion weed1909 mondo1956 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > Solomon's seal or star of Bethlehem whitewort?c1400 Solomon's seal1543 dog's onion1548 white root1548 ornithogalum1562 Our Lady's cowslip1565 St John's seal1567 star of Bethlehem1573 ornithogal1578 field onion1582 Polygonatum1597 star of Bethlehem1629 Ladder to Heaven1640 Star of Naples1722 smilacina1808 seal-wort1837 lady's seal1870 peep of day1882 morning star1890 chinkerinchee1926 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 140 Ornithogalum luteum. The yellow Starre of Bethlehem. 1665 J. Rea Flora 89 The yellow Star of Bethlehem cometh up at the first with one long round greenish leaf..from whence riseth a stalk..bearing at the top four or five small green leaves, and among them the like number of small yellow star-like flowers. 1726 J. Laurence New Syst. Agric. ii. iv. 432 The great white Star, and yellow Star of Bethlehem, the Ethiopian, Neapolitan and Arabian Star-flowers are the chief that are valuable. 1771 R. Sanders Compl. Eng. Traveller 530/1 Yellow Star of Bethlehem, on the banks of the Tees. 1811 W. T. Aiton Hortus Kewensis (ed. 2) II. 257 Gagea lutea..Yellow Star of Bethlehem. 1847 T. C. Jerdon in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 v. 212 I beg to send you..two specimens of the Yellow Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum luteum, Lin.). 1889 Irish Monthly 17 638 Sir Thomas Gage, will always be associated by botanists with a little greenish-yellow flowered Star of Bethlehem..which was named Gagea in his honor. 1902 H. Collett Flora Simlensis 529 Gagea lutea..N. Asia, N. Africa, Europe, including Britain (Star of Bethlehem). 1956 Times 28 Apr. 8/4 The yellow gagea (sometimes called the yellow star-of-Bethlehem), a plant of the lily tribe with flowers open only in the morning. 1993 Guardian 9 Apr. a2 I found a single plant of Gagea lutea, the yellow star of Bethlehem, flowering on the edge of a secluded path in Weardale. < as lemmas |
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