单词 | rock lily |
释义 | > as lemmasrock lily rock lily n. (a) any of various flowering plants which grow among or on rocks; esp. (Australian) the Australian orchid, Dendrobium speciosum, and (North American) the pasque flower, Pulsatilla patens; (b) a clubmoss of tropical America, Selaginella convoluta (obsolete rare). ΚΠ 1807 La Belle Assemblée July 333/1 A very beautiful dress; the petticoat elegantly embroidered with silver sprigs, and tastefully ornamented with rock lily. 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 70 So also the rock-lily, a name sometimes given to Selaginella convoluta. 1879 H. N. Moseley Notes by Naturalist on ‘Challenger’ xi. 270 (New S. Wales) A luxuriant vegetation, with huge masses of Stagshorn Fern (Platycerium) and ‘rock lilies’ (orchids). 1896 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 9 179 Anemone patens, var. Nuttalliana, Gray, wind-flower, rock-lily, wild crocus. 1968 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 3 Apr. (Green) 1/3 Sometimes they're [sc. Amenone patens] known as badgers, maybe because they like the limestone hillsides. Sometimes they're rock lilies. 2008 Southern Gaz. (Perth) (Nexis) 16 Sept. 2 The grand champion was a dendrobium speciosum, commonly known as rock orchid or rock lily. < as lemmas |
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