| 单词 | africander lily |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAfricander lily 3. More fully Africander lily. = Afrikaner n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > iris and related flowers > gladioli or freesia gladiolec1420 corn-flag1578 corn-sedge1597 lily-grass1597 sword-grass1598 petty gladdon1601 sword-lily1786 Afrikaner1801 freesia1879 kalkoentjie1906 painted lady1906 Afrikander1913 glad1923 1861 Life at Cape (1963) 36 The pungent odour of the bulbs and Africander lilies peeping out under their skirts. 1913 H. Tucker Our Beautiful Penins. 70 It becomes garden-gay with..the pale blue and delicate rose of afrikanders and pypjes. 1959 Cape Argus 15 Aug. 8/8 The blue afrikander (gladiolus recurvus..) is scenting the sandveld. 2000 G. Rattray Country Garden 56 Brown afrikanders (Gladiolus maculatus), their rusty trumpets held high on thin wiry stems hold within their petals the promise of their glorious evening perfume. < as lemmas |
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