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Definition of immortelle in English: immortellenoun ˌɪmɔːˈtɛlˌimôrˈtel 1 another term for everlasting (sense 2 of the noun) 2West Indian A Caribbean tree of the pea family, with a spiny trunk and clusters of red, orange, or pinkish flowers. 〈西印度〉旱花，不凋花 Genus Erythrina, family Leguminosae: two species Example sentencesExamples - As they came down they neared a grave, where some pious friend or relative had laid a wreath of immortelles, and put a bell glass over it, as is the custom.
- I look for the sky but it is hidden from the eye by the Spanish oaks, genipas, and the giant mountain immortelles arching over the bayrum and coral trees and the pink cedars, that in turn hang over the wild birchberry and guava trees.
- As it lay in the chancel an elegant crown of evergreens and roses, surmounted by a cross of immortelles, was placed at the head, and a wreath of japonicas and lilies at the foot of the casket.
- Placed diagonally across the arrangement were the words ‘Latest Edition’ in purple immortelles, surrounded by white carnations.
- Workers cut an immortelle tree which toppled across the road yesterday, after a freak storm ravaged the area.
OriginFrench (feminine adjective), literally 'everlasting'. Definition of immortelle in US English: immortellenounˌimôrˈtel 1 another term for everlasting (sense 2 of the noun) 2West Indian A Caribbean tree of the pea family, with a spiny trunk and clusters of red, orange, or pinkish flowers. 〈西印度〉旱花，不凋花 Genus Erythrina, family Leguminosae: two species Example sentencesExamples - As it lay in the chancel an elegant crown of evergreens and roses, surmounted by a cross of immortelles, was placed at the head, and a wreath of japonicas and lilies at the foot of the casket.
- Workers cut an immortelle tree which toppled across the road yesterday, after a freak storm ravaged the area.
- Placed diagonally across the arrangement were the words ‘Latest Edition’ in purple immortelles, surrounded by white carnations.
- I look for the sky but it is hidden from the eye by the Spanish oaks, genipas, and the giant mountain immortelles arching over the bayrum and coral trees and the pink cedars, that in turn hang over the wild birchberry and guava trees.
- As they came down they neared a grave, where some pious friend or relative had laid a wreath of immortelles, and put a bell glass over it, as is the custom.
OriginFrench (feminine adjective), literally ‘everlasting’. |