单词 | lewisia |
释义 | lewisian. A small perennial herb of the genus so called, belonging to the family Portulacaceæ, native to western North America, and bearing solitary or clustered pink or white flowers and leaves arranged in a rosette at ground level. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > North American innocent1600 lychnidea1733 swamp lily1737 atamasco lily1743 phlox1754 lychnis1760 painted cup1776 mountain pink1818 phacelia1818 innocence1821 Nemophila1822 clarkia1827 Physostegia1830 bitter root1838 standing cypress1841 false mermaid1845 lion's heart1845 shooting star1856 lewisia1863 satin flower1871 fame-flower1879 baby blue-eyes1887 mayflower1892 agastache1900 obedient plant1900 Pennsylvania anemone1900 rock rose1906 Virginia bluebell1934 parsley1936 poached egg flower1963 poached eggs1971 poached egg plant1977 1863 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 89 5395 (heading) Spatlum, or Reviving Lewisia. 1917 C. F. Saunders Western Flower Guide 52 The large root of Lewisia is a conspicuous feature. 1961 Amateur Gardening 23 Dec. 2 The alpine gardener could feast on the roots of his lewisias. 1963 Times 11 May 11/5 Lewisias have come through with flying colours. 1974 ‘J. M. Berrisford’ Window Box & Container Gardening vii. 60 In peaty composts..one might try..beautiful lewisias. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1863 |
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