| 单词 | pride of barbados |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspride of Barbados pride of Barbados n. Barbados pride, Caesalpinia pulcherrima (family Caesalpiniaceae ( Leguminosae)). ΚΠ 1701 Philos. Trans. 1700–1 (Royal Soc.) 22 856 The Pods also much smaller, strait and soft,..in shape resembling the Pride of Barbadoes, but flatter. 1831 C. S. Stewart Visit to South Seas II. 66 In the shrubbery, I observed the pride of Barbadoes—cæsalpinia coriaria—the seeds of which I believe I brought to the Island [sc. Hawaii]. 1925 Times 6 Apr. 14/4 From every house a great shout of welcome rose, and under palms and native cotton trees and bushes of Pride of Barbados picturesque groups gathered all agog. 2004 Houston Chron. (Nexis) 6 Mar. 4 You can underprune most shrubs, including cassia,..oleander, poinciana (caesalpinia, Pride of Barbados), spirea or vitex. < as lemmas |
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