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trollius|ˈtrɒlɪəs|
Also Trollius.
[mod.L. (J. C. Buxbaum Plantarum Minus Cognitarum Centuria I (1728) 15): see troll flower.]
A perennial herb of the genus of this name, belonging to the family Ranunculaceæ, native to Europe, Asia, and North America, and bearing yellow or orange globe-shaped flowers. Also attrib. Cf. globe-flower s.v. globe n. 10 b.
1899in E. T. Cook Century Bk. Gardening 142/1 It must be a sorry garden that fails to satisfy the Trollius. 1952Bates & Lowther Breeding Birds Kashmir 191 We found one [sc. a wagtail's nest] in a tuft of trollius leaves. 1962R. Page Education of Gardener viii. 236 We planted its [sc. a stream's] banks..with..clumps of different varieties of yellow trollius. 1978R. Gorer Growing Plants from Seed vi. 76 Plants with hard, shiny seeds, such as..trollius, tiarella, and saxifraga all do best if sown outside in autumn. |