| 单词 | mournful widow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmournful widow mournful widow n. now regional = mourning bride n. at mourning adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Dipsacaceae (teasel and allies) > [noun] > scabious or devil's bit scabiousc1400 devil's-bit1526 fore-bit1597 forebitten more1597 gypsy flower1620 widow flower1789 fire-leaves1796 mourning bride1811 gypsy rose1830 mournful widow1846 starhead1852 1846 C. A. Johns Bot. Rambles ii. 30 ‘Wild Scabious,’ very like a plant that grows in gardens, sometimes called Mournful Widow, only it has lilac flowers, instead of dark purple. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1027/2 Scabiosa atropurpurea, called Mournful Widow in cottage gardens. 1959 R. M. Carleton Index Common Names Herbaceous Plants 84 Mournful widow... Mourning bride: Scabiosa (v). 1963 Oxf. Bk. Garden Flowers 86/2 Scabiosa atropurpurea (Sweet Scabious). The original dull purplish-crimson Scabious..it was often used in funeral wreaths and so was called Mournful Widow. < as lemmas |
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