Jupiter's beard

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The red valerian, Centranthus ruber / (obsolete) Aster linosyris, a European plant with yellow flowers. / The silverbush, Anthyllis barba-jovis, a European shrub with silvery leaves.

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Jupiter's beard carpeted the old garden wall with vibrant clusters of pink flowers.

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意味（1）

The red valerian, Centranthus ruber

意味（2）

(obsolete) Aster linosyris, a European plant with yellow flowers.

意味（3）

The silverbush, Anthyllis barba-jovis, a European shrub with silvery leaves.

意味（4）

The common houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum.

1658: Thus … nature … somewhat after this manner hath ordered the bush in Jupiters beard, or houseleek; which old superstition set on the tops of houses, as a defensative against lightening, and thunder. — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 181)

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意味（5）

A white-edged fungus, Hyphodontia barba-jovis.