单词 | bird-of-paradise flower |
释义 | > as lemmasbird-of-paradise flower bird-of-paradise flower n. any of several tall evergreen plants of the genus Strelitzia, esp. S. reginae (see sense 3); (also) a flower of such a plant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > non-British plants or herbs > [noun] > African plants > other African plants Hottentot fig1731 wait-a-bit1785 goat's foot1787 Strelitzia1789 aandblom1793 grapple-plant1822 tile-root1829 neb-neb1839 Cape tulip1850 bird-of-paradise flower1855 dimorphotheca1861 aandblommetjie1870 lithops1938 1855 Pop. Catal. Extraordinary Curiosities National Inst. (Washington) 67 The next interesting plant is the Strelitzia Reginae, or Queen plant, or bird of paradise flower, so called from the resemblance of the flower to the plume of that bird. 1965 Amer. Biol. Teacher 27 123/1 Strelitzia reginae, the ‘Bird of Paradise Flower’,..will actually blossom for you if you can keep the aphids off. 2011 N. Landau Car-free Los Angeles & S. Calif. xxv. 362 Beautiful landscaping, often with brilliant orange spiky bird-of-paradise flowers, is the norm, even on rather modest properties. < as lemmas |
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