单词 | keiri |
释义 | † keirin. Obsolete. The Wallflower, Cheiranthus Cheiri. The generic name Cheiranthus was formed by Linnæus on Cheiri or ‘Keiri Arabic’, by arbitrary association with Greek χείρ hand. Philos. Bot., Nomina §229. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > cruciferous flowers > yellow or orange flowers wall-fairc1450 winter gillyflower1547 heartsease1548 wall gillyflower1548 gillyflower1578 keiri1578 wallflower1578 alyssum1731 queen's balm1797 wall1825 warrior1825 cheiranthus1850 gilly1858 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. iii. 151 Of the Wallfloure... The yellow Gillofer is a kinde of violete called.. of Serapio and the Apothecaries Keyri. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. xlviii. 302 White, yellow, and red gilli-flowers..especiallie the yellow..commonly called of apothecaries Keyry. 1666 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 2) 30 Slip the Keris or Wall flower. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Keiri or Cheiri, Wall-flower. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1578 |
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