单词 | guernsey lily |
释义 | Guernsey lily in British Englishnoun nerine nerine in British English (nəˈriːnɪ) noun any plant of the bulbous S African genus Nerine, related to the amaryllis; several species are grown as garden or pot plants for their beautiful pink, orange, red, or white flowers. N. sarniensis is the pink-flowered Guernsey lily: family Amaryllidaceae Word origin Latin, from Greek nērēis a sea nymphGuernsey lily in American Englishnoun a bulbous plant, Nerine sarniensis, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having clusters of crimson flowers Word origin [1655–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1655–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barbecue, loaded, mechanism, patrol, risk |
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