| 单词 | rosebay willowherb |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrosebay willowherb 2. In full rosebay willowherb. The willowherb Epilobium angustifolium, which has spikes of pink-purple flowers and is common esp. as a pioneer species on disturbed land; also called fireweed. Cf. willow-herb n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Onagraceae (willow-herbs) > [noun] willow-herb1578 bindweed nightshade1597 enchanter's nightshade1597 rosebay1597 willow1597 French willow1601 willow-flower1633 rose withy1650 codlings-and-cream1670 willow weed1741 gooseberry fool1785 epilobium1809 onagrad1846 cherry-pie1857 apple pie plant1858 slink-weed1858 fiddle-grass1878 epilobe1883 satin flower1891 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. cxxii. 386 Rosebay Willowe herbe. 1650 W. How Phytologia Britannica 27 Chamænerion sive Epilobium..Rosebay willow-herb, Rose withy, or Willow-flower. 1671 S. Skinner & T. Henshaw Etymologicon Botanicum in Etymologicon Linguæ Anglicanæ Rose-withy, vel Rose-bay; Willow-herb. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 325 Rose Bay Willowherb, Epilobium. 1845 A. Wood Class-bk. Bot. ii. 133 E. angustifolium... Rose-bay. Willow Herb. 1894 Gentleman's Mag. Oct. 370 In the corries, where the shingle is interspersed with juniper bushes, you may find the rock-brake and the rose-bay willowherb. 1988 W. Horwood Duncton Quest xxi. 293 The shoots of rosebay willowherb..would, once summer came, rise into their full red-pink glory and sway as tall as the foxgloves. 2002 Times 1 July 31/1 July brings new flowers to the countryside. Among the first is rosebay willow-herb, with its slender spires of pinkish-purple flowers massed on railway embankments. < as lemmas |
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