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Definition of Arethusa
1. Noun. Any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers.
Group relationships: Genus Arethusa
Specialized synonyms: Arethusa Bulbosa, Bog Rose, Dragon's Mouth, Wild Pink
Definition of Arethusa
1. Noun. Any of several bog orchids, of the genus ''Arethusa'', having a magenta flower; the swamp pink ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Arethusa
1. a flowering plant [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arethusa
Literary usage of Arethusa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Sailor's Garland by John Masefield (1906)
"THE arethusa COME, all ye jolly sailors bold, Whose hearts are cast in honour's
mould, While English glory I unfold, Huzza for the arethusa ! ..."
2. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin, and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander Kinglake (1877)
"Both the arethusa and the Albion had to be Disabled sent to Constantinople to
refit; and indeed they arethusa were in such plight, that the chance of their ..."
3. Naval Songs and Ballads by Charles Harding Firth (1908)
"ON BOARD OF THE ' arethusa' Come, all ye jolly sailors bold, Whose hearts are
cast in honour's mould, While British glory I unfold Huzza to the arethusa ..."
4. The Poetical Works by Horace Smith (1846)
"SICILIAN arethusa! thou, whose arms Of azure round the ... And still, Sicilian
arethusa, still, Though Etna dry thee up, or frosts enchain, ..."
5. Picturesque Sicily by William Agnew Paton (1897)
"XXXIII ORTY GI A Fountain of arethusa—Temple of Minerva—Temple of Diana —Castello
... OVID sings of the metamorphosis of arethusa, but does not say that ..."
6. Songs of the Late Charles Dibdin: With a Memoir by Charles Dibdin (1864)
"COME, all ye jolly sailors bold, Whose hearts are cast in honour's mould, While
English glory I unfold— Huzza to the arethusa! She's a frigate tight and ..."
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