n.
[植] 仙翁花

[ noun ]
common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals
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Ragged \Rag"ged\ (r[a^]g"g[e^]d), a. [From {Rag}, n.]
1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken;
as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.

2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough;
jagged; as, ragged rocks.

3. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.]
``A ragged noise of mirth.'' --Herbert.

4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.

5. Rough; shaggy; rugged.

What shepherd owns those ragged sheep? --Dryden.

{Ragged lady} (Bot.), the fennel flower ({Nigella
Damascena}).

{Ragged robin} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Lychnis}
({Lychnis Flos-cuculi}), cultivated for its handsome
flowers, which have the petals cut into narrow lobes.

{Ragged sailor} (Bot.), prince's feather ({Polygonum
orientale}).

{Ragged school}, a free school for poor children, where they
are taught and in part fed; -- a name given at first
because they came in their common clothing. [Eng.]
※ -- {Rag"ged*ly}, adv. -- {Rag"ged*ness}, n.


Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally
meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;
akin to AS. hr?? glory, fame, Goth. hr?peigs victorius) +
beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}),
having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin
redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}.
(b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having
the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are
olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also
{robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}.
(c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the
genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as,
the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}).
(d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.
See {Indian robin}, below.

{Beach robin} (Zo["o]l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See
{Knot}.

{Blue-throated robin}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Bluethroat}.

{Canada robin} (Zo["o]l.), the cedar bird.

{Golden robin} (Zo["o]l.), the Baltimore oriole.

{Ground robin} (Zo["o]l.), the chewink.

{Indian robin} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and
{Pratincola}. They are mostly black, usually with some
white on the wings.

{Magrie robin} (Zo["o]l.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus
saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black
glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.


{Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}.

{Robin accentor} (Zo["o]l.), a small Asiatic singing bird
({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the
European robin.

{Robin redbreast}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European robin.
(b) The American robin.
(c) The American bluebird.

{Robin snipe}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.
(b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.

{Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}.

{Sea robin}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the
genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called
also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European
gurnard.
(b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]


{Water robin} (Zo["o]l.), a redstart ({Ruticulla
fuliginosa}), native of India.