| 词汇 | naked boy |
| 词源 | naked boy. “Naked boy” and “naked lady” are folk names for the meadow saffron or autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale), on which the flowers appear before the leaves. More poetically, the meadow saffron is called “the leafless orphan of the year” because the flowers are destitute or orphaned of leaves. |
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