immortelle
/ˌi-ˌmȯr-ˈtel/ (ame, mw)
immortelle — noun
1. a small flowering plant of the daisy family, originally from southern Europe and
a small flowering plant of the daisy family, originally from southern Europe and western Asia, whose papery purple, yellow, or white blooms keep their colour and shape long after being cut, so they are widely used in dried-flower arrangements.
Mira tucked a bunch of dried immortelle into a glass vase on the kitchen windowsill.
typical use: dried immortelle in arrangements
On the hillside above the village, wild immortelle bloomed in soft yellow patches every July.
natural habitat: dry sunny hillside
The florist showed Esme how to bind stems of immortelle into a wreath for the front door.
Folake learned from her grandmother that immortelle keeps its colour for years if hung upside down to dry.
A small bottle of immortelle oil sat on the shelf beside the lavender and rose.
- everlasting
the broader English name covering several plant species with the same colour-keeping quality
- strawflower
a closely related everlasting flower, but a different genus (Xerochrysum) with more vivid yellows and oranges
用法筆記
Often used in the mass-noun sense for the plant collectively (e.g. 'a field of immortelle') as well as the countable single plant. The dried flowers and essential oil are the most common everyday references for English readers.