| 单词 | californian side-saddle flower |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCalifornian side-saddle flower side-saddle flower n. (a) a pitcher plant of the American genus Sarracenia; (b) (in full Californian side-saddle flower) the California pitcher plant, Darlingtonia californica.The reason for the name is not entirely clear; it may refer to the shape of the petals, but various authors refer to the stigma or the leaf. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > insectivorous plants > [noun] > pitcher-plants distillatory plant1707 side-saddle flower1718 nepenthes1754 Sarracenia1786 monkey-cup1810 pitcher plant1810 Indian cup1823 nepenth1846 water pitcher1847 huntsman's cup1848 side-saddle plant1861 trumpet-leaf1861 trumpet1884 1718 R. Bradley New Improvem. Planting & Gardening: Pt. 3 263 The Side-Saddle Flower is a Plant growing in Virginia and Carolina. 1829 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. xxviii. 157 This plant is found in swamps; its common name, Side-saddle flower, is given in reference to the form of its leaf. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 384/1 The only species,..known as the Californian Side-saddle flower or Pitcher-plant, is a perennial herb growing in marshy places. 1912 Twentieth Cent. Encycl. at Sarraceniaceæ The Sarracenia, or Waterpitcher, or Side-saddle flower family..consist of perennial herbs, growing about mud-lakes from Labrador to Florida. 2001 L. Kershaw et al. Rare Vascular Plants Alberta 113 Other common names for this unusual plant include side-saddle flower, Indian pipe and frog's trousers. < as lemmas |
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