单词 | field chickweed |
释义 | > as lemmasfield chickweed field chickweed n. a mouse-ear chickweed, Cerastium arvense, having white flowers and found in grassy or rocky habitats throughout Europe and in parts of North and South America. ΚΠ 1775 H. Rose in tr. C. Linnaeus Elements Bot. App. 446 Caryophyllus arvensis umbelliferus... Field chickweed bearing the flowers in an umbel. 1853 A. Pratt Wild Flowers II. 165 The Field Chickweed thrives best on dry, sandy, and gravelly places, flowering in June. Its large blossoms of pure white are very pretty. 2001 E. Hay Student of Weather 353 ‘Field chickweed,’ he says of the tiny white flowers everywhere. < as lemmas |
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