| 单词 | star of jerusalem |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstar of Jerusalem star of Jerusalem n. (a) the plant salsify Tragopogon porrifolius (family Asteraceae ( Compositae)); (b) (also more fully yellow star of Jerusalem) the goat's beard T. pratensis.The purple flower of T. porrifolius and the yellow flower of T. pratensis are surrounded by pointed green bracts that are longer than the petals. ΚΠ 1568 W. Turner Herbal (rev. ed.) i. 77 I haue sene thre sundry sortes of Tragopogon, one sorte with a blewishe purple floure, which is called in the West parte of Englande, Starre of Hierusalem, because whilse the Sunne shyneth it openeth, and when it is vnder a clud, the floure shitteth [sic] to close agayne. 1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 41 Star of Jerusalem. 1665 R. Lovell Παμβοτανολογια (ed. 2) 415 Starres of Jerusalem, see Josephs-flower. 1745 J. Parsons Microsc. Theatre Seeds 324 It [sc. goat's-beard] is also called Joseph's Flower, Star of Jerusalem; because the Flower has a Starry Look when the Leaves are expanded. 1828 T. Forster Circle of Seasons 142 The Purple Goatsbeard or Star of Jerusalem is introduced now into our gardens, and is become common... This as well as the Yellow Star of Jerusalem closing its flowers at noon has been called Go to Bed at Noon. 1996 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 12 Oct. i5 Her elaborate 12-foot long, 2-foot high garden includes sunflowers, stars of Jerusalem, nasturtiums and petunias. 2003 J. Sanders Secrets of Wildflowers 114 Other names include buck's beard, star of Jerusalem, and Joseph's flower. < as lemmas |
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