单词 | hollyhock |
释义 | hollyhock From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Gardening Plantshollyhockhol‧ly‧hock /ˈhɒlihɒk $ ˈhɑːlihɑːk/ noun [countable]HBPDLGa tall thin garden plant with many flowers growing togetherExamples from the Corpushollyhock• Delphiniums and hollyhocks are planted in the sun to give colour and height.• Biennials: Plants that flower in their second year and then die, such as Sweet Williams and hollyhocks.• Gao Ma stumbled toward it and reached but to grab a branch covered with spiny hollyhocks.• Behind the honeysuckle and the hollyhocks there was revealed a life of hitherto unimagined degradation.Origin hollyhock (1200-1300) holy + hock type of plant ((11-17 centuries)) (from Old English hoc) |
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