单词 | bouvardia |
释义 | bouvardian. Botany. Any plant of the rubiaceous genus of this name, which was introduced from Mexico and Central America, bearing handsome red, yellow, or white flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > woodruff > allied flowers woodruff1597 squinancy-wort1713 houstonia1764 quinsy wort1799 Venus's pride1845 bouvardia1846 Quaker ladies1871 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 764 The fragrance or beauty..of the Gardenias,..Bouvardias, Catesbæas, &c. is unsurpassed in the vegetable kingdom. 1873 A. D. Whitney Other Girls vi. 64 Scarlet bouvardias and snowy deutzias. 1907 Westm. Gaz. 9 Oct. 2/1 The garden, with odorous bouvardias all awake. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1846 |
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