| 单词 | christ's herb |
| 释义 | > as lemmasChrist's herb Christ's herb n. the Christmas rose, Helleborus niger; cf. Christ's wort n. [Compare Middle French, French herbe de Christ (1557 in the passage translated in quot. 1578).] ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > buttercup and allied flowers > Christmas rose or Lenten rose lungworta1300 lion's foot1538 Christmas herb1578 Christ's herb1578 Christ's wort1578 lion's claw1611 Christmas rose1665 Lenten rose1879 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 350 Christes herbe [Fr. l'Herbe de Christ] hath great thicke greene leaues, cut into seuen or eyght parts. 1885 Gardeners Chron. 19 Dec. 775/3 The plant [sc. the Christmas Rose] is sometimes known as Christ's Herb, and in France and Germany as the Rose de Noel, and Christwurzel respectively. 1961 E. Lawrence Gardens in Winter 102 The Christmas-rose is called Christ's Herb, and stands for purity and humility. < as lemmas |
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