| 单词 | bear's breeches |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbear's breeches bear's breeches n. any plant of the genus Acanthus (family Acanthaceae), esp. A. mollis and A. spinosus, widely cultivated as garden plants for their foliage and spikes of white and purple flowers; = bear's breech n.Also called bear's foot, brank-ursine. [Apparently an alteration of bear's breech n. with the second element misapprehended as showing breech n. 1.] ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Acanthaceae (acanthus) > [noun] sea-docka1400 bear's footc1400 bear claw1543 acanthus1551 brank-ursine1551 bear's breech1565 acanth1648 Malabar nut1694 spirit-leaf1696 spirit weed1699 snap-tree?1711 many-roots1750 ruellia1751 Christmas pride1756 menow weed1756 strobilanthes1836 adelaster1863 bear's breeches1882 1882 Gardener's Monthly & Horticulturist Jan. 30/1 As for ‘Bears-breeches’, we fancy Acanthus, classical though it be, will be preferred to the plain English. 1988 Times 13 Aug. 17/2 One good late summer plant which could bear a revival is the acanthus, known as ‘bear's breeches’, whose handsome leaves provided the pattern for decorative stonework in churches. 2011 A. M. Armitage Armitage's Garden Perennials (ed. 2) 14/2 The leaf of common bear's breeches is much fuller and more rounded than that of spiny bear's breeches, which is sharply lobed. < as lemmas |
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