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freesia

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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free·si·a /ˈfriːziə $ -ʒə/ noun [countable]  HBPa plant with pleasant-smelling yellow, white, pink, or purple flowers 小苍兰
Examples from the Corpus
freesiaA great bunch of gypsophila, daisies, freesia and roses sits in seemingly haphazard, but considered, disarray.She carried a bouquet of red roses, gold freesias, gypsophila and cream carnations.She imagined herself turning up at Alan's bedside with an armful of freesias and went hot all over.When pressing freesias you can use almost all the flower, as well as some of the stem.The rector leant against the dresser and watched her as she fetched a vase and arranged the freesias.She stopped to sniff the freesias.Pot up freesias, tulips, hyacinths and narcissi for winter and spring displays.Below: Whole freesia flowers should be arranged on a sheet of blotting paper before being pressed in a book.
Origin freesia (1800-1900) F. H. T. Freese, 19th-century German doctor
free·si·a nounChineseSyllable
Corpus white, pink, with plant yellow, a pleasant-smelling


freesia
freesia /ˈfriːziə $ -ʒə/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: F. H. T. Freese, 19th-century German doctor
a plant with pleasant-smelling yellow, white, pink, or purple flowers


free·siaBrE /ˈfriːʒə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfriːʒə/ 🔊BrE /ˈfriːziə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfriːziə/ 🔊 nouna plant with yellow, pink, white or purple flowers with a sweet smell, which are also called freesias 小苍兰(花有香味,呈黄、粉红、白或紫色)