单词 | devil's paintbrush |
释义 | > as lemmasdevil's paintbrush devil's paintbrush n. North American orange hawkweed, Pilosella aurantiaca, which is considered to be a troublesome weed in many places where it has been introduced. ΚΠ 1891 Rural New-Yorker 17 Jan. 44/1 Contiguous pasture or waste land overrun with thistles, daisies, golden rod, buttercups, devil's paintbrush and a multitude of other weeds. 1960 N.Y. Times 24 July x. 45/1 A second expedition takes us through one of the color-spangled fields ablaze with the orange-red of devil's paintbrush. 2002 C. Varner Plants Whistler Region 26 Orange hawkweed or devil's paintbrush. Hieracium aurantiacum. < as lemmas |
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