| 单词 | rosebay tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrosebay tree 1. The oleander or rose laurel, Nerium oleander. Also rosebay tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > of the Mediterranean or Southern Europe > oleander oleander1526 rosagine1542 nerium1545 nerion1548 rosebay1548 rose laurel1548 rose tree1578 rhododaphne1581 rhododendron1601 Ceylon rose1842 1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. E.vjv Nerion otherwyse called Rhododendron..maye be called in englishe Rose bay tree or rose Laurel. 1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. 1220 Rose Baie is a small shrub of a gallant shewe like the Baie tree. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Oleander, a certain shrub called Rosebay, in Greek Rododendron, or Rododaphne. 1698 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 331 The Flowers seem to resemble the Oleander or Rose-Bay. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique (at cited word) Most hired Gardeners are apt to lay the Branches of Rose-Bays,..preferring their own Advantage to their Master's Pleasure, who would delight in seeing a Rose-Bay-Tree adorn'd with Branches at the Foot. 1773 W. Hanbury Compl. Body Planting & Gardening II. 624 (heading) Nerium, the Oleander, or Rose-Bay. 1845 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. ii. 308 N. oleander... This splendid shrub is common in Palestine... Rose Bay-tree. 1871 Ann. Rep. Board Supervisors Louisiana State Univ. 1870 43 The Rose-bay tree (Nerium oleander) with its bunches of rose flowers is one of the finest ornamental shrubs that grows in the gardens of Louisiana. 1903 Gardeners' Chron. 4 July 1/3 This [sc. Rose Laurel] and Rose Bay being applied to the Oleander, in each instance the one name being descriptive of the foliage, the other of the flower. 2000 W. A. Whistler Trop. Ornamentals 330/2 Nerium oleander, oleander, sometimes called rosebay, is native to the Mediterranean region but is widely cultivated in warm regions. < as lemmas |
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