单词 | musk plant |
释义 | musk plantn. Any of several plants with a musky smell; esp. †(a) musk okra, Abelmoschus moschatus (obsolete); (b) musk, Mimulus moschatus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > fragrant plants or plants used in perfumery > [noun] > musk-plant or -seed musk mallow1688 musk seed1712 musk okra1756 musk plant1769 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > foxglove and allied flowers > allied flowers penstemon1760 musk plant1769 monkey flower1786 nemesia1815 lady's slipper1835 musk flower1835 calceolaria1846 Gerardia1851 musk1866 tiger-mouth1886 tiger's mouth1886 three-birds1889 the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Malvaceae (mallows and allies) > [noun] hockc725 malloweOE crisp mallowa1300 altheaa1398 mawa1400 maula1425 alceac1440 malva1527 vervain mallow1548 cut mallow1565 dwarf mallow1578 curled mallow1620 musk1728 Sida1753 curled-leaved mallow1754 marshmallow1814 round dock1825 mallow wort1845 crisped-leaved mallow1846 Modiola1856 velvet-leaf1856 fairy cheeses1869 pancakes1882 frog cheese1886 musk plant1898 1769 E. Bancroft Ess. Nat. Hist. Guiana 52 Those pointed seta which cover the Musk Plant. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxiv. 347 The Musk plant of the West Indies is another species of Hibiscus; its kidney-shaped seeds have a very strong smell of Musk. 1864 Chambers's Encycl. VI. 465/1 The little yellow-flowered Musk Plant, now so common in gardens and on window-sills in Britain, is M. moschatus, a native of Oregon. 1898 N. L. Britton & A. Brown Illustr. Flora Northern U.S. III. 159 Mimulus moschatus;..Musk-plant. 1915 M. Armstrong & J. J. Thornber Field Bk. Western Wild Flowers 496 Musk-plant, Mimulus moschatus... This plant..seems to be wet all over with slimy dew and smells of musk. 1963 J. J. Craighead et al. Field Guide Rocky Mountain Wildflowers 172 Musk Plant (M. moschatus Dougl.)..could be confused with smaller forms of Yellow Monkeyflower, but it has sticky, long-haired leaves and stems. 1994 M. Griffiths Index Garden Plants 750/2 M. moschatus Douglas. Musk flower; musk plant... Once used for its heady fragrance, musk; in this century it has largely been grown in predominantly unscented clones. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1769 |
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