| 单词 | everlasting daisy |
| 释义 | > as lemmaseverlasting daisy everlasting daisy n. any of various daisies, esp. of the genus Helichrysum, having flowers that retain their shape and colour when dried and have dry, papery bracts resembling petals.Cf. everlasting flower n. ΚΠ 1836 T. J. Ouseley Port-Feuille in Vision Death's Destr. (ed. 2) 197 Say, hast thou ever seen a flower, That blooms for ever, and whose power Withstands death's touch? [Note] The Everlasting Daisy. 1871 A. D. Pollard Scand. Ring I. xx. 245 There were some pink everlasting daisies in a white vase.., and Robert took one of the dry flowers and put it into his pocket-book. 1962 Austral. Women's Weekly 19 Dec. 73 (caption) Everlasting daisy, or acroclinium, comes in a brilliant range of shades..and makes a gay display all through the warm months. 2013 Biodiversity & Conservation 22 3031 Among the Asteraceae some genera had several species threatened by tourism and recreation including..three species of everlasting daisy (Helichrysum). < as lemmas |
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