| 释义 |
drosera Bot.|ˈdrɒsərə|
[mod.L. (Linnæus Systema Naturæ (1735)), f. Gr. δροσερός dewy.]
An insectivorous herb of the genus so called, = sundew; also, the dried and powdered plant, formerly used as a remedy for respiratory diseases.
1801Smith & Sowerby Eng. Bot. XIII. 867 Every Drosera hitherto discovered grows in boggy situations. [1812J. Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. II. 189 Drosera.] 1846J. Lindley Veget. Kingd. 433 The common Droseras are rather acid. 1907Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 510/3 Homoeopathic pilules or tinctures... Drosera. 1922Chem. Abstr. 3730 Drosera is used in medicine principally as a sedative in the treatment of whooping cough and bronchitis. 1928Martindale & Westcott Extra Pharmacop. (ed. 19) 854 Drosera not found specific. 1962Amateur Gardening 3 Mar. 8/2 Droseras do not require much warmth, but plenty of moist fresh air. |