| 单词 | pagoda flower |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspagoda flower pagoda flower n. (a) the flower of a pagoda tree ( Plumeria: see pagoda tree n. 1b); the tree itself; (b) a shrub of south-eastern Asia, Clerodendrum paniculatum (family Verbenaceae), cultivated in warm regions for its panicles of tubular scarlet flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Asian trees or shrubs > [noun] > pagoda-tree or flower pagoda flower1837 pagoda tree1874 pagoda tree1884 1837 Lett. from Madras (1843) 62 The flowers have no perfume, except the pagoda-flowers, and those are sickly. 1964 T. M. Greensill Gardening in Tropics iii. iii. 124 C[lerodendrum]paniculatum—‘Pagoda Flower’: A showy erect shrub bearing huge panicles of scarlet flowers... To get full effect, should be grown in clumps. 1986 Encycl. Indian Nat. Hist. 252/2 Frangipani (Plumeria acuminata) is planted near places of worship and therefore is also known as the Temple or Pagoda flower. < as lemmas |
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