| 单词 | rose of sharon |
| 释义 | rose of Sharon in British Englishnoun 1. Also called: Aaron's beard a creeping shrub, Hypericum calycinum, native to SE Europe but widely cultivated, having large yellow flowers: family Hypericaceae 2. Also called: althaea a Syrian malvaceous shrub, Hibiscus syriacus (or Althaea frutex), cultivated for its red or purplish flowers rose of Sharon in American English1. US a hardy plant (Hibiscus syriacus) of the mallow family, with white, red, pink, or purplish flowers 2. a plant mentioned in the Bible, variously identified as a tulip, crocus, etc.: S. of Sol. 2:1 3. Chiefly British a shrubby species (Hypericum calycinum) of Saint-John's-wort, with large yellow flowers Word origin after Heb sharon, a district in Israel (see S. of Sol. 2:1), aphetic for yesharon, lit., the plain < yashav, adj., levelExamples of 'rose of Sharon' in a sentence |
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