单词 | mexican orange |
释义 | > as lemmasMexican orange Mexican orange n. an evergreen Mexican shrub, Choisya ternata (family Rutaceae), widely cultivated for its fragrant white flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > American or West Indian ramgoat bush1566 burton-wood1697 cowage cherry1725 Jack-in-the-busha1726 screw tree1739 lady of the night1752 goatweed1756 solandra1797 silk-tassel1833 garrya1835 matico1839 choisya1840 Romneya1845 jointer1847 creosote-bush1851 creosote-plant1854 bridal wreath1856 ocotillo1856 adelaster1863 sage rose1864 white horse1864 tree poppy1866 Tacsonia1869 rain tree1877 piquillin bush1884 tassel-bush1891 bush poppy1899 Mexican orange1923 shrimp plant1941 1923 Standardized Plant Names (Amer. Joint Comm. Hort. Nomencl.) 79 Choisya—Mexican-orange. 1924 L. H. Bailey Man. Cultivated Plants 443 C[hoisy] ternata, HBK. Mexican-Orange, from the fragrance of the orange-like blossoms. 1975 Times 5 July 10/5 (caption) The Mexican orange..and Senecio laxifolius..both respond well to hand trimming. 1987 C. Lloyd Year at Great Dixter 88 The Mexican orange, Choisya ternata, carries on the air, and I have even mistaken its scent for tobacco smoke. < as lemmas |
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