单词 | holy ghost plant |
释义 | > as lemmasHoly Ghost plant Holy Ghost plant n. now rare the Holy Ghost orchid, Peristeria elata. ΚΠ 1838 Woolmer's Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 29 Sept. That singularly unique production the Dove Plant, or Holy Ghost Plant of Panama, Peristeria elata. 1901 Boston Daily Globe 8 Nov. (Evening ed.) 5/6 Another wonderful feature is the Holy Ghost plant exhibited by deacon E. S. Converse of Malden, in the center of which is a dove. 1974 Garden Jrnl. Dec. 182/1 Many orchids, like the holy ghost plant, Peristeria elata, are equipped with a vibrital lip. < as lemmas |
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