| 单词 | butterfly flower |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbutterfly flower butterfly flower n. [in sense (a) probably after post-classical Latin Papilionaceae (plural): see papilionaceous adj.] (a) a papilionaceous flower; a plant producing such a flower; cf. papilionaceous adj. 2; (b) any of various plants of the genus Schizanthus (family Solanaceae), which are widely cultivated as garden plants for their bright, multicoloured flowers; (also) a flower of such a plant; cf. poor man's orchid n. at poor man n. Compounds 2a; (c) any of various plants having flowers which are attractive to butterflies or pollinated by butterflies; a flower of such a plant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > of south or tropical America marvel of Peru1597 flower of the night1665 world's wonder1706 butterfly flower1731 mirabilis1754 four o'clock flower1756 bastard mustard1759 Browallia1782 bastard plantain1796 cleome1806 alonsoa1812 gloxinia1816 schizanthus1823 butterfly plant1825 petunia1825 sinningia1826 salpiglossis1827 mask flower1834 poinsettia1836 guaco1844 spiderwort1846 mist flower1848 balisier1858 spider flower1861 sun plant1862 eucharis1866 pretty-by-night1869 Rocky Mountain bee plant1870 urn-flower1891 tulip-poppy1909 smithiantha1917 poor man's orchid1922 ten o'clock1953 tiger-iris- 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Commelina A flower, which consists of two Leaves, which are plac'd in the Form of two Wings, much after the manner of the Butterfly Flowers. 1853 Gardeners' Chron. 5 Feb. 84/3 For extreme gaiety, what can equal a well-grown specimen of Schizanthus! The plants..are..densely covered with little butterfly flowers. 1879 J. S. Hibberd Familiar Garden Flowers 1st Ser. Synopsis p. ix The 'papilionaceous' or butterfly flowers represent an enormous natural order. 1881 F. Darwin in Nature 10 Feb. 334/1 It seems impossible to believe that a butterfly-flower could be developed under such circumstances. 1903 Amer. Naturalist 37 476 Other red butterfly flowers are species of Silene, Lychnis and Primula. 1929 Amer. Midland Naturalist 11 417 Schizanthus retusus Hook. Butterfly flower. 1956 L. S. Wolfe Agric. Unadorned 19 A legume is a plant that bears pods like the pea or bean and produces a characteristic butterfly flower. 2000 P. Schappert World for Butterflies iv. 192 ‘Butterfly flowers’ have relatively deep corollas that suit the length of an uncoiled proboscis. 2007 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 28 July (Gardening section) 1 Schizanthus, otherwise known as poor man's orchid or the butterfly flower,..is a new discovery for me. < as lemmas |
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