| 释义 |
mawseed|ˈmɔːsiːd|
[Half-translated ad. Ger. dial. mahsaat, mohsamen, f. mah, moh (literary G. mohn) poppy + saat, samen seed.]
The seed of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum.
1730Southall Bugs 21 The Eggs are..as small as the smallest Maw-seed. 1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1776) V. 343 Feed them with..bread, maw-seed [etc.]. 1812J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (1821) 208 Maw-seed. 1866in Treas. Bot. |