单词 | partridge-breast aloe |
释义 | > as lemmaspartridge-breast aloe partridge-breast n. (in full partridge-breast aloe) a South African stemless aloe, Aloe variegata, cultivated elsewhere for its variegated leaves. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Liliaceae family or plants > [noun] > aloe plants aloeeOE sea ay-green1551 sea-houseleek1597 aloe tree1640 tongue aloe1731 partridge-breast1811 partridge-breasted aloe1858 1811 D. Hosack Hortus Elginensis (ed. 2) 4/2 (table) Aloe..partridge breast. 1824 J. C. Loudon Green-house Compan. i. 103 A[loe]variegata, partridge-breast. 1970 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. I. 314/1 A. variegata (kanniedood, partridge-breast aloe) occurs in the arid Karoo and has trifarious leaves. 1996 Amateur Gardening 25 May 12/4 The Partridge Breast Aloe (Aloe variegata) is best re-potted during the spring after it has flowered. < as lemmas |
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