单词 | chrysanthemum |
释义 | chrysanthemumn. 1. (a) The herbalists' name for the Corn Marigold (now C. segetum), a composite plant with brilliant entirely yellow flowers. (b) Hence made by Linnæus the botanical name of the genus to which this belongs, having species with flowers of many colours, e.g. the Ox-eye Daisy ( C. Leucanthemum) with yellow disk and white rays. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > chrysanthemums goldOE buddle?a1350 great daisya1400 white bottlea1400 bigolda1500 maudlin-wort1552 chrysanthemum1578 ox-eyea1637 whiteweed1642 ox-eye daisy1731 moonflower1787 ox-daisy1813 ox-eyed daisy1817 pyrethrum1837 horse-gowan1842 marguerite1847 maudlin daisy1855 moon daisy1855 pompom1861 moon-penny1866 crown daisy1875 Korean chrysanthemum1877 Paris daisy1882 mum1891 Shasta daisy1901 chrysanth1920 penny-daisy1920 Korean1938 Nippon daisy1939 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 187 Some..do call..it Chrysanthemum, that is to say, yellow Camomill. 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 38 Yellow radiant Flowers, like those of the Chrysanthemum. 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Ficoides The Crysanthemum or Corn-marigold. 1879 J. Lubbock Sci. Lect. i. 22 The Common Feverfew or large white Daisy (Chrysanthemum parthenium). 2. In Horticulture, ordinarily applied to a number of cultivated species of this genus, esp. C. sinense, much prized for the beauty of its flowers and for blooming in November and December. ΚΠ 1796 C. Marshall Introd. Knowl. & Pract. Gardening xviii. 356 Chrysanthemum, double, white, and yellow, plain, and quilled. 1858 G. Glenny Gardener's Every-day Bk. (new ed.) 215/1 The Chrysanthemum..is very hardy when planted in the ground. 1860 Illustr. London News 9 Nov. 481/2 The Inner Temple Garden..The great autumnal boast of the garden is the chrysanthemums on the northern border. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Nov. 10/2 Next year will be the centenary of the introduction of the chrysanthemum into this country. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1578 |
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