| 单词 | moonflower |
| 例句 | In the high buildings above, gas and electric lights bloomed in the dusk like moonflowers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z After the shock of his father's transformation was over, the young king looked at the moonflower his father had prepared. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "In secret, I had the gardener grow a rare moonflower. It is the finest ever seen. You can bring that instead." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She was sitting on the edge of a sandy bank beside a big moonflower plant. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She wore her flowing blue housecoat with the moonflower pattern, and she had her makeup on already. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The moonflower was a grail to Ms. Mee, but for many people plants are so boring as to be almost invisible. Review: In ‘The Cabaret of Plants,’ Richard Mabey Demonstrates Their Richness 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z Apart from the acrobat playing the moonflower, the staging is rudimentary. T?te ? T?te festival ? review 2011-08-19T13:31:37Z In the Amazon, the moonflower cactus spirals around a tree trunk, high above the ground, so that it is above the water line when the forest floods and the water can disperse its seeds. Even the Cactus May Not Be Safe From Climate Change 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Other nocturnal blossoms deploy scents like siren calls: The creamy whorls of the moonflower vine hint at vanilla and sunscreen, while the heavy bells of brugmansia are franker and muskier in aura, verging on narcotic. The Ephemeral Beauty of Night-Blooming Flowers 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z These include a moonflower, which attracted global interest in February. Cambridge University Botanic Garden marks 175th birthday 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z A few lesser-known white flowers that Balfe likes are nicotiana, mandevilla, cosmos and moonflower, a plant that only blooms at night. Container gardening trends, from all-white plants to punchy herbs 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z Cambridge University Botanic Garden, where it is growing, believe the moonflower Selenicereus wittii is the first to flower in the UK. Cambridge moonflower: Wait over for 'UK's first' bloom 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z Cambridge University Botanic Garden, where it is growing, believed the moonflower Selenicereus wittii would be the first to flower in the UK. Cambridge moonflower: Global viewers watch webcam for 'UK's first' bloom 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z The scientists estimate that the Hawaiian moonflower separated from its relatives — and made its journey across the Pacific — over a million years ago. All by Itself, the Humble Sweet Potato Colonized the World 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z I water my three trees in hot spells and nurture cool white moonflowers. Finding Refuge With the Skin I’m In 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z We arrived late in the evening, which was perfect, because Saudi officials, like moonflowers, bloom at night. John Kerry’s Middle East Mission 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z The Datura species are annuals, producing fragrant, nocturnal blooms, some of which are white, that last one day. However, according to “Hortus Third,” only two species of plant bear the common name “moonflower.” Prejudicing the lovely moonflower 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z However, the global coverage also led to a number of people questioning the "rarity" of the Cambridge specimen and sending their own moonflower photographs to staff. Cambridge moonflower: Global viewers watch webcam for 'UK's first' bloom 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z One species, the Hawaiian moonflower, lives only in the dry forests of Hawaii — but its closest relatives all live in Mexico. All by Itself, the Humble Sweet Potato Colonized the World 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z She balanced a hummingbird plant and a moonflower with winding tendrils in her arms. Herb festival soothes the tensions of modern life 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z He planted vines like moonflower and grapes, roses and clematis. In the Garden: Mini Urban Edens - In the Garden 2012-07-19T02:17:15Z Purchase a pack of seeds such as moonflowers or morning glories. Start Seeds in Your Windowsill 2011-06-26T11:20:42.607Z It prompted glasshouse expert Mr Summers to publish an article on the website titled "Is my moonflower the same as your moonflower?" Cambridge moonflower: Global viewers watch webcam for 'UK's first' bloom 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z Should a dead moonflower which the worms devour smell sweet as the mangoes do? A Syrup of the Bees 2011-04-23T02:00:04.300Z And she did not ask herself why she was glad that the honeysuckle smelt so sweet that night, and that so many of the great white moths were fluttering among the moonflowers. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z I’ll put moonflowers at its base and where you are standing, Madonna lilies. The Valiants of Virginia With sensuous breath The moonflower drenched the garden in its scent, Ardent, voluptuous, and white as death It hung long blossoms, heavy with intent. Provocations Wandering to and fro, Moves the moonflowers, like a ghost Of the long ago. Later Poems And I rove on the breeze with the world of bees like the shadow of a bee: For a dead moonflower which the worms devour is the tomb of the soul of me. A Syrup of the Bees 2011-04-23T02:00:04.300Z She talked also as usual about almost everything under the shining sun; but her thoughts were always of the moonflowers and of Doris and of old lady Gordon's grandson. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z The moonflowers seemed to be great round eyes staring up at her. The Valiants of Virginia Was that the moonflower singing from the cloud? Provocations Crescent Pool and Billiard Room— Open All Night And her heart folded inward like the petals of a moonflower. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole With song and sigh and cricket cry The day had mingled rest; And Heaven a casement opened wide Of opal, whence, like some young bride, The Twilight leaned, all starry-eyed, A moonflower on her breast. Weeds by the Wall Verses Tinkler and the white seal lay on the floor among white moonflower seeds confusedly scattered, and the gas lamp from the street shone through the dirty panes on the newspapers and sacking. Harding's luck She explained to Norah that she was pretending that she was a moonflower swaying in the wind. Madge Morton's Victory The seeds of the moonflower are large and hard and will fail to grow unless they are slightly cut. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition Her own was near the moonflower that climbed over the tiny veranda and was now in full bloom. Flower of the Dusk Cirqued with dim stars and delicate moonflowers, Silent she moves among the silent hours— Watching the spheres that glow with golden heat Under her feet. Eyes of Youth A Book of Verse by Padraic Colum, Shane Leslie, A.O. He spread a sheet of it out, kneeled by it and shook the moonflower head over it. Harding's luck She has never seen a moonflower in her life.” Madge Morton's Victory An early variety of the of the popular moonflower. The Garden, You, and I From the recesses of the moonflower vine Mr. Hochenheimer rose to meet her; and, because her limbs would tremble, she slid quickly into her chair. Every Soul Hath Its Song The moonflowers over Mrs. Tellamantez's door were wide open and of an unearthly white. The Song of the Lark The seeds of the moonflower were like those. Harding's luck Bent in on itself her thought twisted like a moonflower vine about the solid fact of Gerrit. Java Head Their existence is established without conquest and their magic growth is similar to the mushroom and the moonflower; they vanish like setting suns in their own radiance. The Architecture and Landscape Gardening of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Most Beautiful Achitectural Compositions of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition They drew their rocking-chairs arm to arm, so that, behind a bit of climbing moonflower vine, they were as snug as in a bower. Every Soul Hath Its Song But when she thought of the moonflowers that grew over Mrs. Tellamantez's door, it was as if she had been that vine and had opened up in white flowers every night. The Song of the Lark The table happened to be set down just over the hole that had held the roots of the moonflower. Harding's luck The moonflowers are very popular in the South, where the seasons are long enough to allow them to develop to perfection. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) Belle did not look old, sitting there in her white dress, like a white moonflower in that silver radiance, a little lock of soft blonde hair fluttering across her cheek. Georgina of the Rainbows Her white fogs veil the morn, that rims With wet the moonflower's elfin moons; And, like exhausted starlight, dims The last slim lily-disk; and swoons With scents of hazy afternoons. Poems But these fragile night wanderers, these moonflowers of June's darkness, literally "thrust themselves upon me." Moths of the Limberlost "But I shall have them while they're alive," said Dickie, as he had said to the pawnbroker about the moonflowers. Harding's luck Had a poet been inspired to pen just similes concerning her favour, he would have likened her full, clear eyes, with their white-encircled, gray irises, to moonflowers. Cabbages and Kings The moonflower on the bookcase behind Alexander was a thing of beauty. The Lani People "I want to pawn my moonflowers," said Dickie. Harding's luck But the moonflower—he would like to have one more look at that. Harding's luck It was close to the withered stalk of the moonflower. Harding's luck It is a moonflower, of course," he said, "if the other kind's sunflowers. Harding's luck "They're moonflowers," said Dickie, "and I want to pawn them and then get something else out with the money." Harding's luck |
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