Definition of mask flower in English:

mask flower

noun

Any of several Peruvian plants of the genus Alonsoa (family Scrophulariaceae), grown as ornamentals, originally A. linearis, having scarlet flowers with a black spot at the base, now chiefly A. warscewiczii, whose flowers lack such a spot.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Floricultural Cabinet. Apparently after the name in Quechua: N.E.D. says ‘after the Peruvian name ricaco or ricarco’; in Quechua likaku or rikarku would mean ‘one which sees itself’.

Definition of mask flower in US English:

mask flower

noun

Any of several Peruvian plants of the genus Alonsoa (family Scrophulariaceae), grown as ornamentals, originally A. linearis, having scarlet flowers with a black spot at the base, now chiefly A. warscewiczii, whose flowers lack such a spot.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Floricultural Cabinet. Apparently after the name in Quechua: N.E.D says ‘after the Peruvian name ricaco or ricarco ’; in Quechua likaku or rikarku would mean ‘one which sees itself’.

单词	mask flower
释义	Definition of mask flower in English: mask flower noun Any of several Peruvian plants of the genus Alonsoa (family Scrophulariaceae), grown as ornamentals, originally A. linearis, having scarlet flowers with a black spot at the base, now chiefly A. warscewiczii, whose flowers lack such a spot. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Floricultural Cabinet. Apparently after the name in Quechua: N.E.D. says ‘after the Peruvian name ricaco or ricarco’; in Quechua likaku or rikarku would mean ‘one which sees itself’. Definition of mask flower in US English: mask flower noun Any of several Peruvian plants of the genus Alonsoa (family Scrophulariaceae), grown as ornamentals, originally A. linearis, having scarlet flowers with a black spot at the base, now chiefly A. warscewiczii, whose flowers lack such a spot. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Floricultural Cabinet. Apparently after the name in Quechua: N.E.D says ‘after the Peruvian name ricaco or ricarco ’; in Quechua likaku or rikarku would mean ‘one which sees itself’.
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