单词 | bloody cranesbill |
释义 | > as lemmasbloody cranesbill bloody cranesbill n. a Eurasian geranium, Geranium sanguineum, a perennial shrub typically having deep pink flowers and finely divided foliage which turns red in autumn, now commonly grown in gardens in numerous cultivated varieties. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > geranium and allied flowers > geranium canker1559 bloody cranesbill1634 geranium1760 scarlet geranium1760 pelargonium1813 Tom Thumb1847 fish geranium1865 1634 T. Johnson Mercurius Bot. 38 Geranium hæmatodes,..Red or bloody Cranes-bill. 1793 J. Nott Hotwell Waters 33 Geranium sanguineum. Bloody Crane's-bill. St. Vincents Rock, common. July, and August. 1863 M. Plues Rambles in Search of Wild Flowers 70 The Bloody Cranesbill..grows in luxuriance on the cliffs for some distance beyond Kynance. 1928 Times 9 Aug. 13/5 Here are strange plants, little known inland—blue sea-holly, the vivid seaside variety of the bloody cranesbill,..and lusty clumps of mauve sea rocket. 2004 G. Murphy Wild Flowers 96 (caption) Bloody Cranesbill is still to be seen on limestone in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire dales, despite having been preyed upon by unscrupulous gardeners. < as lemmas |
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