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单词 pheasant-eyed
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pheasant-eyedadj.

Brit. /ˈfɛzntʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈfɛzntˌaɪd/
Forms:

α. 1700s pheasant's ey'd.

β. 1700s– pheasant-eyed.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pheasant n., eyed adj.
Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of pheasant n. + eyed adj. In β. forms < pheasant n. + eyed adj. Compare earlier pheasant's eye n. and forms s.v.
Of a variety or species of plant: having flowers with a dark centre. Cf. pheasant's eye n.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > having flowers or blossom > with specific colouring or marking
blue-flowered1597
red-flowered1629
blue-mantleda1650
rectified1665
well-broke1687
guarded1688
run1725
broken1731
pheasant-eyed1731
red-flowering1731
bizarre1753
run-off1810
unveined1826
self1833
limbate1866
chloranthous1871
albiflorous1879
laced1882
1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Caryophillus The Damask Pink,..Pheasant's ey'd Pink.
1754 Catal. Seeds in Family Rose Kilravock (Spalding Club) 428 Annuals to be sowed in the open ground in the spring..Columbine. Sea ragwort. Pheasant-eyed Pink [etc.].
1899 Daily News 19 May 5/2 The..pheasant-eyed narcissus.
1907 Daily Chron. 22 Mar. 6/3 Golden daffodils, pheasant-eyed narcissus, purple violets,..rivalled each other in the competition of loveliness.
1998 Sentinel (Stoke-on -Trent) (Nexis) 28 Nov. 6 Twink..said ey'd 'ad some o' them pheasant-eyed daffodils given 'im.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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