英语词汇queen of the prairie的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	queen of the prairie
词源	queen of the prairie. This tall plant of the rose family, Fili- pendula rubra, with branching clusters of pink flowers, was so named by American pioneers in the mid-18th century when they saw the plant growing in meadows and prairies and ad- mired its graceful beauty. Filipendula is Latin for “hanging thread,” alluding to the root fibers of the plant hanging together by threads.
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