单词 | diervilla |
释义 | diervillan. Botany. A plant of the genus so named, comprising deciduous shrubs having pink, crimson, yellow, or white flowers; some species are also called Weigela n. or bush-honeysuckle (see bush honeysuckle n. at bush n.1 Compounds 2). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > diervilla diervilla1806 Weigela1846 1806 B. McMahon Amer. Gardener's Cal. 293 Flowering shrubs..may now be planted with good success, such as.. St. Peter's-wort, Diervilla, roses, and all kinds of hardy deciduous shrubs. 1816 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 43 1796 (heading) Yellow-flowered Diervilla. 1884 G. Nicholson Illustr. Dict. Gardening I. 475/1 The gracefully spreading form of Diervillas renders them remarkably well adapted for shrubberies. 1924 A. J. Macself Flowering Trees & Shrubs x. 134 Formerly known as Weigelas, a name indeed still familiarly used, the Diervillas are worthily held in high esteem. 1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 117/1 Other favourite flowering shrubs and trees that will grow in most soils are..Weigelias or Diervillas, Heaths, [etc.]. 1959 Times 31 Jan. 9/4 The forsythias, diervillas, pyracanthas. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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