from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition [Middle English flour, from Old French flor, from Latin flōs, flōr-; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.] from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License From Middle English flour, from Anglo-Norman ...
[New Latincarpellum, from Greekkarpos,fruit; seekerp-inIndo-European roots.] car′pel·lar′y(-pə-lĕr′ē)adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...
botrytis) in the mustard family, having a large whitish head of undeveloped flowers. 2. The flower head of this plant, eaten as a vegetable. [Probably alteration (influenced by flower) of New Latin cauliflōra : Latin caulis, stem + Latin flōs, flōr-, flower; see flower.] American ...
The word daisy has deep roots in the English language. As attested to in some of English’s earliest records, daisy comes from the Old English phrase dægesege: the “day’s eye,” as the flower’s white petals close at dus...
In the language of flowers, lily of the valley represents a “return to happiness,” perhaps because this early bloomer is a harbinger of spring. 在花语里,铃兰花代表着“幸福再来”,也许是因为这种早熟的花朵预示着春天的到...
The word daisy has deep roots in the English language. As attested to in some of English’s earliest records, daisy comes from the Old English phrase dægesege: the “day’s eye,” as the flower’s white petals close at dusk and open at dawn, like the eye of the day as it slee...
The first Western flower dictionary was written by Frenchwoman Charlotte de Latour in 1819 and called “le language des fleurs.” (That’s “The Language of Flowers,” for those of you who don’t speak French.) It was a runaway success and spawned countless copycats, translations, new edit...
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Victorian flower language experts considered it a symbol of despair and grief, which is shared with the Mexican cultural conception linking it to the remembrance of the dead during Dia de Muertos. The Victorians also linked it with cruel treatment towards a loved one. Modern meanings focus on ...