单词 | nosegay tree |
释义 | > as lemmasnosegay tree nosegay tree n. see sense 3. nosegay tree 3. In full nosegay tree. Either of the frangipani trees, Plumeria rubra and P. alba, of tropical America and the Caribbean. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > frangipane Plumeria1734 frangipani1864 frangipane1866 nosegay1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Nosegay-tree, a low tree of tropical America and the West Indies, in two species, Plumeria rubra, the red, and P. alba, the white nosegay-tree. 1896 T. W. Sanders Encycl. Gardening (ed. 2) 300 Plumiera (Frangipanni Plant, Jasmine Mango, Red Nosegay Tree). 1981 C. King tr. W. Lötschert & G. Beese Trop. Plants 23 Frangipani, Nosegay. Plumeria alba. < as lemmas |
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