| 单词 | snow-in-summer |
| 释义 | snow-in-summer in British Englishnoun another name for dusty miller (sense 1) Word origin C19: so called from the appearance of its flowersdusty miller in British Englishnoun 1. Also called: snow-in-summer a caryophyllaceous plant, Cerastium tomentosum, of SE Europe and Asia, having white flowers and downy stems and leaves: cultivated as a rock plant 2. a plant, Artemisia stelleriana, of NE Asia and E North America, having small yellow flower heads and downy stems and leaves: family Asteraceae (composites) 3. any of various other downy plants, such as the rose campion snow-in-summer in American English (ˈsnouɪnˈsʌmər) noun a mat-forming garden plant, Cerastium tomentosum, of the pink family, native to Italy, having white flowers and numerous narrow, white, woolly leaves in large patches, growing in sand Word origin [1885–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, reactor, roller coaster, seminar, zoom |
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