Any of several grasses which grow in boggy or marshy areas; spec. (a) cotton grass, esp. Eriophorum vaginatum or E. angustifolium; (b) silverweed, Pot…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > cotton-grass plant or flower (13) moss-crop?c1475 Any of several grasses which grow in boggy or marshy areas; spec. (a) cotton grass, esp. Eriophorum vaginatum or E. angustifolium; (b) silverweed, Pot… fen-down1495 = cotton-grass, n. cotton-grass1597 A general name for the species of Eriophorum, referring to its heads of long white silky hairs. silk grass1727 Cotton-grass. Obsolete. rare. moor-palm1788 (a) the flower of any of various sedges (genus Carex); (b) the flowering spikelet of the cotton grass, Eriophorum vaginatum; (also) the plant itself… bog-down1794 Cotton-grass (Eriophorum). moss1798 Scottish and English regional (north-eastern). Either of the two common kinds of cotton grass, Eriophorum vaginatum and E. angustifolium, which grow… cotton-rush1826 = cotton-grass, n. lucky minnie's oo1866 cotton grass or bog cotton, Eriophorum angustifolium, a sedge which grows in boggy ground and produces tufts of white silky hairs. cotton-sedge1872 = cotton-rush n. moor-silk1879 the cotton grass, Eriophorum vaginatum. month1881 = month grass n. at compounds. month grass1881 cotton grass, Eriophorum vaginatum. |
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