| 单词 | red morocco |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred Morocco red Morocco n. see red adj. and n. Compounds 1f(b)(i).extracted from Moroccoadj.n.red Morocco red Morocco n. now historical and rare the pheasant's eye, Adonis annua, having bright red flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > buttercup and allied flowers > delphinium or larkspur red maytheeOE brown maythec1450 lark's foota1500 red maidweed1548 consound1578 lark's claw1578 larkspur1578 ox-eye1578 red camomile1578 Adonis1597 lark-heel1597 lark's toes1597 monkshood1597 rose-a-ruby1597 delphinium1666 pheasant's eye1727 red Morocco1760 rocket larkspur1778 blue rocket larkspur1784 bee-larkspur1846 1760 P. Miller Fig. most Beautiful, Useful, & Uncommon Plants descr. in Gardeners Dict. I. 10 There hath been great Quantities of the Plants in Flower brought to London, and sold about the Streets, by the Name of Red Morocco. 1819 J. Taylor Naturales Curiosæ 129 Adonis—Red Morocco... Its flowers are of a bright scarlet, with a black spot or eye at the bottom. 1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 49/2 In the eighteenth century it was common enough in the chalky cornfields of southern England to be gathered for sale in Covent Garden Market as ‘Red Morocco’. < as lemmas |
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