| 单词 | christmas pride |
| 释义 | > as lemmasChristmas pride Christmas pride n. either of two ruellias native to tropical America and cultivated elsewhere as ornamental garden plants for their bright pink or purple funnel-shaped flowers, Ruellia paniculata and R. macrantha. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Acanthaceae (acanthus) > [noun] sea-docka1400 bear's footc1400 bear claw1543 acanthus1551 brank-ursine1551 bear's breech1565 acanth1648 Malabar nut1694 spirit-leaf1696 spirit weed1699 snap-tree?1711 many-roots1750 ruellia1751 Christmas pride1756 menow weed1756 strobilanthes1836 adelaster1863 bear's breeches1882 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 267 Ruellia... Christmas Pride. This plant is very common about Spanish Town..; where it generally blows in the months of December and January. 1997 Calif. Garden June 69/2 Though [Ruellia macrantha is] often called Christmas pride, it is also commonly referred to as the Brazilian torch. Certainly it is a shrub to light up your garden—and your heart, especially when listening to weather reports from Fargo, North Dakota! < as lemmas |
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