| 单词 | mossy saxifrage |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmossy saxifrage mossy saxifrage n. (originally) the saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides, having mosslike cushions of foliage and white flowers; (later also) any of various species and cultivars of saxifrage having a similar mat-forming habit. ΚΠ 1800 J. E. Smith Flora Britannica II. 457 Saxifraga hypnoides... Angl. Mossy Saxifrage, or Ladies' Cushion... On the mountains of Derbyshire, Westmoreland, Scotland and Wales in many places. 1922 H. S. Salt Call of Wildflower xvii. 130 At the summit [of Ingleborough] were mossy saxifrage and vernal sandwort. 1956 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) (ed. 2) IV. 1878/2 All the well-known ‘mossy’ Saxifrages belong to this section [sc. Dactyloides], and of these there are more hybrids and garden forms than species. 1992 Garden Answers Jan. 11/1 Mossy saxifrages such as ‘London Pride’ are ideal rock plants for a shady spot. < as lemmas |
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