| 单词 | butterfly plant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbutterfly plant butterfly plant n. (a) a butterfly orchid (now rare); (b) any of various plants of the genus Schizanthus (family Solanaceae), which are widely cultivated for their bright, multicoloured flowers; cf. butterfly flower n. (b); (c) any of various plants having flowers which are attractive to butterflies or pollinated by butterflies. 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- 1825 J. Lindley in Bot. Reg. 11 910 The Butterfly-plant of Santa Cruz, described by West. 1882 Garden 11 Feb. 91/2 Butterfly plants (Schizanthus) are a charming class of annuals. 1891 Cornhill Mag. Aug. 171 The butterfly-plants of the butterfly-zone are all strictly adapted to butterfly tastes and butterfly fancies. 1909 Strand Mag. Aug. 116/2 The butterfly plant (Oncidium papilio), one of the weirdest and most extraordinary of orchid flowers known. 1961 Harvey (Illinois) Tribune 18 July 10/1 A bower overflowing with hanging baskets containing Schizanthus, the butterfly plant. 1985 Spectator 28 Sept. 7/3 Small tortoiseshells and speckled woods flutter over the ‘butterfly plants’, buddleia and sedum. 2004 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 13 June iv. 2/1 There's an advantage to having some thistle but parsley and bronze fennel are better. They're all butterfly plants that offer nectar and chewy leaves. < as lemmas |
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