formosa

Note 1: The Spanish substituted for the Portuguese word formosa the Spanish version of the word, hermosa.

How Taiwan Became Chinese 2006

'formosa' -- [handsome] --; but, Lord! to see in what readiness I am, upon the expiring of my vowes this day, to begin to run into all my pleasures and neglect of business.

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 35: May/June 1665 Samuel Pepys 1668

'formosa' -- [handsome] --; but, Lord! to see in what readiness I am, upon the expiring of my vowes this day, to begin to run into all my pleasures and neglect of business.

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete Samuel Pepys 1668

'formosa' -- [handsome] --; but, Lord! to see in what readiness I am, upon the expiring of my vowes this day, to begin to run into all my pleasures and neglect of business.

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1665 N.S. Samuel Pepys 1668

Thence to the Swan at Herbert's, and there the company of Sarah a little while, and so away and called at the Harp and Ball, where the mayde, Mary, is very 'formosa' ” [handsome] ”; but, Lord! to see in what readiness I am, upon the expiring of my vowes this day, to begin to run into all my pleasures and neglect of business.

The Diary of Samuel Pepys, May/Jun 1665 Pepys, Samuel 1665

The formosa azaleas are popping along with the rest.

White Feather Without Tree Peony « Fairegarden 2010

Genetics of floral traits influencing reproductive isolation between Aquilegia formosa and A. pubescens.

Pollinator Wikipedia 2009

I did not realise that dicentra formosa would bloom for such a long period.

November Dreams Bloom Day « Fairegarden 2009

I'm drinking a pot of their formosa oolong right now, so floral without any actual flowers and at such a reasonable price!

February 23rd, 2007 ceciliatan 2007

Floral isolation between Aquilegia formosa and A. pubescens.

Pollinator Wikipedia 2009