| 单词 | rose of the alps |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrose of the Alps rose of the Alps n. [probably after German Alpenrose alpenrose n.] now rare any of several shrubby alpine rhododendrons; esp. Rhododendron hirsutum and R. ferrugineum; an alpine rose. ΚΠ 1740 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (new ed.) at Chamærhododendron Chamærhododendron Alpinum glabrum. Tourn. Smooth Mountain Rose of the Alps. 1798 H. M. Williams Tour Switzerland I. xii. 127 The under shrubs lift up their meek heads, the tufted rose of the Alps and the mountain-myrtle waste their sweetness on the desart scene. 1876 Dublin Mag. Dec. 746/1 Now he is seeking the rose of the Alps, said to favour this spot. Oh joy! here is the Rhododendron ferrugineux. 1928 Bot. Gaz. 85 300 Bejaria is called by horticulturalists ‘the rose of the Andes’, in allusion to its resemblance to ‘the rose of the Alps’ (Rhododendron). < as lemmas |
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