| 单词 | saddle-leaf tulip |
| 释义 | > as lemmassaddle-leaf tulip saddle leaf n. North American (a) (more fully saddle-leaf tulip) the tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera; (b) (more fully saddle leaf philodendron) any of several plants of the genus Philodendron (family Araceae), esp. P. selloum, commonly grown as a house plant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > North American trees or shrubs > [noun] > tulip-tree or flowers poplar1700 tulip-tree1705 tulip1759 yellow poplar1759 canoewood1762 liriodendron1802 white poplar1814 saddle leaf1820 saddle-tree1843 tulip poplar1869 1820 C. Mathews Let. 31 Aug. in A. Mathews Mem. C. Mathews (1839) III. vii. 149 If you have not got any in the grounds, a saddle-leaf tulip is beautiful. 1931 W. N. Clute Common Names Plants 39 The tulip-tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) was called saddle-leaf because the young leafblades in the bud were bent back across the petiole in such a way as to retard the growth of the tip and make it appear as if cut square across. 1977 Winnipeg Free Herald 13 Dec. (Features section) 2/2 The saddle leaf is a fine species [of Philodendron] with large, deeply-indented, handsome leaves. 1997 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 23 Nov. a11/3 Ditto the saddle leaf philodendron (P. selloum). Mine keeps losing its bottom leaves, but it also keeps throwing out new ones. < as lemmas |
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