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单词 loddon
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Loddonn.

/ˈlɒdən/
Etymology: < the name of the River Loddon, a tributary of the River Thames.
Loddon lily n. the summer snowflake, Leucojum æstivum, a small, white-flowered, bulbous plant once common on the banks of the Loddon.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > daffodil and allied flowers > allied flowers
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1882 Dickens's Dict. Thames 28/3 It [sc. the summer snowflake] is very abundant in the meadows by the Loddon, and hence called ‘Loddon lilies’.
1938 R. Gathorne-Hardy Wild Flowers Brit. viii. 53 The Loddon Lily is to be found principally on the tributaries and main river of the Thames Valley.
1971 Country Life 2 Sept. 575/1 On the banks of the River Loddon linger a few 2 ft.-high clumps of the snowy-white Loddon lily, or summer snowflake, Leucojum aestivum.
1973 Times 15 Dec. 10/7 The Loddon or Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum used to grow in great numbers on the banks of the Loddon near Reading. It has now become quite scarce.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online January 2018).
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