| 单词 | devil's posy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdevil's posy devil's posy n. now historical and rare (originally) ramsons, Allium ursinum, which has a strong odour of garlic; (also) garlic itself. ΚΠ 1878 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Devil's Posy, Allium ursinum. 1898 L. Deas Flower Favourites 127 So proverbial has the strong odour of the allium become, that in some parts of England garlic is known as ‘the devil's posy’. 1919 A. R. Horwood New Brit. Flora III. 119 It [sc. Allium ursinum] was called Devil's Posy from a supposed connection with the Evil One. 1986 A. H. Hicks in Proc. Oxf. Symp. Food & Cookery 1984/5 149 It is difficult to say just how or when the association of garlic (Devil's Posy) and the Devil first began. < as lemmas |
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