| 单词 | red chamomile |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred chamomile red chamomile n. any of several plants of the genus Adonis, esp. pheasant's eye, A. annua, a weed with bright red flowers and leaves like those of chamomile, formerly frequent in cornfields of southern England but now more commonly grown as an ornamental. ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Camomille Red Camomill, red Maithe,..Adonis red flower. 1710 W. Salmon Botanologia I. 1/1 It is called..in English Adonis flower, Red Camomil, Red Maithes. 1834 W. Baxter Brit. Phænogamous Bot. I. § 7 Adonis autumnalis... Besides the english names given above, it has been called..Red Chamomile and Rose-a-rubie. Miller informs us..that great quantities of the flowers of this plant were annually brought to London, and sold on the streets. 1964 E. Salisbury Weeds & Aliens (ed. 2) ii. 34 One of the most attractive of the cornfield weeds prevalent in the past is Red Chamomile (Adonis annua) with a cup-shaped flower like a very small garden Anemone, the petals deep scarlet with a dark patch at their base and the leaves finely divided, superficially resembling those of Chamomile Daisy, hence the popular name. 1992 W. T. Parsons & E. G. Cuthbertson Noxious Weeds Austral. 556 Small fruited pheasant's eye, pheasant's eye... Adonis microcarpa DC.... Alternative names: red chamomile. < as lemmas |
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