单词 | martinique rose |
释义 | † Martinique rosen. Obsolete. = China-rose n. at China n.1 3f. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > China-rose China-rose1731 Martinique rose1797 shoe-flower1814 shoeblack1837 1797 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 499/1 The seeds having been carried by the French to their West India settlements, it hath thence obtained the name of Martinico-rose. 1807 T. Martyn Miller's Gardener's & Botanist's Dict. (rev. ed.) II. ii. at Rosa Double China Rose, commonly called in the West Indies, Martinico Rose. 1814 J. Lunan Hortus Jamaicensis I. 176 The seeds were first brought by the French to Martinico, and hence it is sometimes called the Martinico rose. 1873 C. J. G. Rampini Lett. from Jamaica 145 Our daily nose-gay was formed of..gigantic lilies of exquisite hue and delicate odour, of clove-scented carnations, and Martinique roses. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1797 |
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