单词 | virginia cowslip |
释义 | Virginia cowslip in American EnglishVirginia bluebell US a perennial woodland plant (Mertensia virginica) of the borage family, native to E North America and having clusters of blue or purple, bell-shaped flowers Virginia cowslip in American Englishnoun a wild plant, Mertensia virginica, of the borage family, native to the eastern U.S., grown as a garden plant for its handsome, nodding clusters of blue flowers Also called: Roanoke bells Word origin [1905–10, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: one-shot, overcall, scrounge, thiamine, white list |
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