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immortelle n. 不雕谢的花 不雕谢的花 immortelle n 1: mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers having usually purple flowers; southern Europe to Iran; naturalized elsewhere [ synonym: { immortelle}, { Xeranthemum annuum}] Immortelle \ Im` mor* telle"\, n.; pl. { Immortelles}. [ F. See { Immortal}.] ( Bot.) A plant with a conspicuous, dry, unwithering involucre, as the species of { Antennaria}, { Helichrysum}, { Gomphrena}, etc. See { Everlasting}. [ 1913 Webster]
Everlasting \ Ev` er* last" ing\, n. 1. Eternal duration, past or future; eternity. [ 1913 Webster] From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. -- Ps. xc. 2. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( With the definite article) The Eternal Being; God. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Bot.) A plant whose flowers may be dried without losing their form or color, as, the pearly everlasting ({ Anaphalis margaritacea}), the { immortelle} ({ Xeranthemum anuum}) of the French, the cudweeds, etc. [ 1913 Webster] 4. A cloth fabric for shoes, etc. See { Lasting}. [ 1913 Webster]
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