单词 | rondeletia |
释义 | rondeletian. 1. An evergreen shrub or small tree of the tropical American genus Rondeletia (family Rubiaceae); esp. any of the various kinds cultivated for their clusters of scented tubular flowers, typically red or pink in colour. Also (in form Rondeletia): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) I. 172. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Rubiaceae or Galiaceae (bedstraw, etc.) > [noun] wild madderc1450 crudwort15.. Our Lady bedstraw1527 Our Lady's bedstraw1543 galion1548 maidenhair1548 purple goose-grass1548 cheese renning1578 crosswort1578 golden mugget1578 petty mugget1578 lady's bedstraw1585 maid's hair1597 cheese rennet1599 runnet1678 field madder1684 mugweed1690 rondeletia1739 Richardia1755 petty madder1760 madderlen1770 galium1785 Sherardia1785 joint-grass1790 mugwort1796 bluet1818 bedstraw1820 madderwort1845 hundredfold1853 honeywort1863 1739 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (new ed.) II. sig. Hhh/2 Tree-like Rondeletia, with the Face of Laurus Tinus. This Plant was discovered by Father Plumier in America, who gave it this Name in Honour to Gulielmus Rondeletius, a famous Physician of Montpelier. 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia (at cited word) The species chiefly cultivated is..American rondeletia; with a woody stalk ten or twelve feet high;..flowers sessile, white. 1860 Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 1857–60 4 311 As to Petesia, that genus is known to have been founded upon species of Rondeletia. 1885 Gardeners Chron. 23 May 678/1 The Vincas and Rondeletias are alike excellent, and of very easy culture. 1905 Garden 25 Nov. 331/3 This Rondeletia is quickly injured by the sulphur-laden fogs which prevail at this season in the London district. 1960 R. E. Harrison Handbk. Trees & Shrubs for Southern Hemisphere (ed. 2) 288/1 Rondeletia... A genus of about 80 species of half-hardy evergreen shrubs mostly natives of the West Indies and tropical America. 2005 D. Burke Compl. Burke's Backyard 288/1 Rondeletias like a warm, sunny position in a frost-free area. 2. A perfume prepared from a mixture of lavender and cloves, and resembling the characteristic scent of rondeletias. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > specifically ewrosec1350 stacte1382 oil of rosesa1398 rose watera1398 sandalc1400 musk?a1425 damask water?1520 malabathrum1543 orris1545 civet1553 ambracan1555 rose cake1559 lavender-water1563 oil of spikenard1565 zibet1594 orange-flower water1595 orris powder?1600 spike-oil1611 angel water1634 cypress-powder1634 angelica1653 jasmine1670 jessamy1671 rosat1674 frangipane1676 marechale1676 orangery1676 tuberose1682 jasmine-water1750 otto1759 rose geranium1773 millefleurs1775 new-mown hay1789 attar1798 eau-de-Cologne1802 Cologne1814 dedes1817 eau de Portugal1825 verbena1837 rondeletia1838 bay-rum1840 Florida water1840 citronelle1841 patchouli1843 citronella1849 gardenia1851 sandalwood oil1851 Ess Bouquet1855 marmala water1857 mignonette1858 spikenard oil1861 sandalwood1865 serpolet1866 ylang-ylang1876 flower-water1886 lily1890 lilac1895 stephanotis1895 tea rose1897 chypre1898 Peau d'Espagne1898 violette de Parme1904 poppy1905 Parma violet1907 wallflower1907 1833 Court Jrnl. 30 Nov. (advt.) For the toilet or Handkerchief. Hannay's fragrant essence of rondeletia, prepared expressly for the Royal Family.] 1838 H.M.G. Smythies Fitzherbert I. vii. 77 His yellow silk pocket-handkerchief scented..with a vile mixture of musk and bergamot, yclept rondolecia. 1855 G. W. S. Piesse Art of Perfumery 129 When the odour of lavender and odour of cloves are mixed, they produce a new fragrance, i.e. Rondeletia! 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 989/1 The perfume sold as Rondeletia takes its name from this plant, but is not prepared from any part of it. 1908 F. Morton Laughter & Tears 156 Rich Rondeletia ladies are refusing (Myself, I like it: but they're obdurate); Lavender's still the thing for spray-diffusing. 1936 Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News 31 Jan. 20/1 (advt.) Rondeletia. An odor of exquisite fragrance alluring and lasting. 2001 M. Aftel Essence & Alchemy (2004) i. 34 So while each perfume vendor peddled his own Rondeletia or Eau de Cologne from his shop or cart, they all stayed within an extremely limited range. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1739 |
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