| 释义 |
serpolet|ˈsɜːpəlɛt|
[ad. F. serpolet, a. Pr. serpolet, dim. of serpol:—L. serpullum (see prec.).]
†1. Thyme; wild thyme. Obs.
a1693Urquhart's Rabelais iii. l. 407 [Called] Serpolet, because it creepeth along the ground. 1853Landor Imag. Conv., Achilles & Helena, Pleasant the short slender grass,..interrupted..by little troops of serpolet running in disorder here and there.
2. In full serpolet oil: see quot.
1866Treas. Bot. s.v., Serpolet, an essential perfumery oil obtained from Thymus Serpyllum. 1897Lippincott's Med. Dict., Serpolet oil. |