| 单词 | dead man's bells |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdead man's bells A local name in Scotland for the Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea; also dead man's bells. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > foxglove and allied flowers > foxglove foxglovec1000 London button1552 wine-pot herb1552 finger1562 finger flower1562 lady's glove1575 foxter1623 fox-finger1657 fox1684 bloody finger1789 witch bell1808 fairy fingers1811 fairy thimble1813 dead men's bells1818 witches' thimbles1820 fairy bells1821 fairy glove1841 flap-dock1846 cow-flop1847 pop-glove1847 lady's thimble1853 Scotch mercury1853 poppy1856 fairy petticoats1864 finger root1870 fairy weed1871 pop-dock1878 witches' bells1884 1818 Edinb. Mag. & Lit. Misc. Oct. 328/1 But dinnae pu' the dead men's bells. 1848 W. Gardiner Flora Forfar. 139 It is known to the peasantry by the name of ‘dead men's bells’. 1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 157. 1878 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names 34 Bell, or Bells, Dead Man's, or Men's. 1960 S. Ary & M. Gregory Oxf. Bk. Wild Flowers 122/2 Other names for this common plant..are Dead Man's Bells (the plant is poisonous) and Fairy Thimbles. < as lemmas |
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