| 释义 |
Prophet's-flower, prophet-flower
[A rendering of Persian gul-i paighāmbar ‘rose or flower of the Apostle’ (i.e. Muhammad).]
A name, of Oriental origin, given to two species of Arnebia, family Boraginaceæ, viz. A. echioides, a perennial, native of the regions west of the Upper Indus, having primrose-yellow flowers, marked with evanescent purple spots; and A. Griffithii, an annual, native of India.
[1834A. Burnes Trav. Bokhara I. iii. 86 The violet has the name of ‘gool i pyeghambur’, or the rose of the Prophet, par excellence, I suppose, from its fragrance. 1861Bot. Mag. tab. 5266.] 1866Treas. Bot. 929/2 Prophet's-flower, the name given by Indian Mussulmans to Arnebia echioides. 1869J. L. Stewart Punjab Plants 152 ‘Prophet's flower’..is liked by the Patháns on account of its delightful scent, and is also held in veneration by them, as the five dark marks on the corolla are said to be those of Mahomed's fingers. 1882Garden 14 Oct. 344/2 In flower just now..Arnebia echioides (the Prophet's flower). |