| 单词 | devil's garter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdevil's garter devil's garter n. now rare a plant with twining stems, esp. field bindweed, Calystegia sepium, and (U.S.) a morning-glory (genus Ipomoea); also in plural. ΚΠ 1878 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Devil's garter, Convolvulus sepium. 1897 Decorator & Furnisher June 75/1 These interpretations..seem to have been applied more particularly to the wild bind-weed—the ‘devil's garters’ in Ireland. 1915 Craftsman June 256 It is known as the morning-glory, wayside cup,..rope-weed, and devil's garter. 1947 O. Percival Our Old-fashioned Flowers 151 Devil's garter, Convolvulus sepium. 1961 Countryman 58 468 ‘Devil's garters’ for convolvulus. < as lemmas |
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