英语词汇freesia的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

freesia. There is some question about the naming of this fra- grant and beautiful genus of South African herbs. Comprising three species but scores of horticultural forms, freesias grow from a bulblike corm, belonging to the iris family and bearing typically white or yellow flowers at the end of their stems. They are generally raised in greenhouses and are a popular florist’s flower. Some authorities, including Webster’s Biographical Dic- tionary, say the genus was named for E. M. Fries (1794–1878), a Swedish botanist; others cite F. H. T. Freese, a pupil of Profes- sor Klatt, the christener of the genus.

词汇	freesia
词源	freesia. There is some question about the naming of this fra- grant and beautiful genus of South African herbs. Comprising three species but scores of horticultural forms, freesias grow from a bulblike corm, belonging to the iris family and bearing typically white or yellow flowers at the end of their stems. They are generally raised in greenhouses and are a popular florist’s flower. Some authorities, including Webster’s Biographical Dic- tionary, say the genus was named for E. M. Fries (1794–1878), a Swedish botanist; others cite F. H. T. Freese, a pupil of Profes- sor Klatt, the christener of the genus.
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