“watsonia”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

watsonia

释义

watsonia Bot.|wɒtˈsəʊnɪə|
Also Watsonia.
[mod.L. (P. Miller Gardener's Dict. (ed. 7, 1759) s.v.), f. the name of Sir William Watson (1715–87), Scottish naturalist + -ia¹.]
A bulbous plant of the genus of this name (family Iridaceæ), native to South Africa and bearing spikes of white, pink, or red flowers similar to gladioli.
1801Curtis's Bot. Mag. XV. 533 (heading) Aletris-like Watsonia.1843M. Edgeworth Lett. from Eng. (1971) 595 The most beautiful flowers..Gladiolis and red and white Watsonia.1902L. H. Bailey Cycl. Amer. Hort. IV. 1971/1 Great interest has been aroused in Watsonias recently.1948A. Paton Cry, Beloved Country i. iii. 20 Here..grow the blue agapanthus, the wild watsonia, and the red-hot poker.1971P. M. Synge Collins Guide to Bulbs (ed. 2) 308 All watsonias are easily raised from seed.

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