In various figurative and allusive uses.
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释义 | society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > [noun] > a symbol > specific symbols > plants (6) rose of Sharon1626 In various figurative and allusive uses. Sharon's rose1640 = rose of Sharon, n. 2. royal oak1759 A sprig of oak worn to commemorate the restoration of Charles II in 1660. Flanders poppy1918 a red poppy used as the emblem of the Allied soldiers who fell in the First World War (1914–18); (also) = poppy, n. 8. palm1918 An emblematic representation of a palm frond; spec. a military decoration in the form of a palm frond, such as that added to the French Croix de… Easter lily1926 A white lily flower (or a badge depicting this), worn to commemorate Irish Republicans who were killed during the Easter Rising (Easter Rising, n.… |
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