The plant Matthiola incana; so called as having a woody stem, in distinction from clove-gillyflower. (See also stock, n.1 43.)
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > stock-gillyflower and allies > [noun] (7) stock-gillyflower1530 The plant Matthiola incana; so called as having a woody stem, in distinction from clove-gillyflower. (See also stock, n.1 43.) castle-gilliflower1578 the plant Matthiola incana. Guernsey violet1578 Used attributively in the following. the Matthiola incana (Britten & Holland Plant-n.). stock1664 Any plant of the cruciferous genus Matthiola. Brompton1724 In full Brompton stock, a biennial variety of the stock (see stock, n.1 43). ten-week stock1785 Matthiola annua, said to continue ten weeks in flower. night-scented stock1849 either of two plants of the family Brassicaceae (Cruciferae), Hesperis tristis and (now chiefly) Matthiola longipetala subsp. bicornis, with… |
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