单词 | hoary cress |
释义 | > as lemmashoary cress hoary cress n. either of two white-flowered cruciferous plants, (in early use) Lepidium heterophyllum of northwest Europe and (in later use) Lepidium draba, originally of western Asia and eastern Europe and now widespread in temperate regions, where it is often considered a weed. ΚΠ 1821 S. F. Gray Nat. Arrangem. Brit. Plants II. 694 Rough pepperwort... Hoary cress. 1888 Gardeners' Chron. 19 May 627/2 I was bold enough to try a salad of the Hoary Cress (Lepidium Draba). 1954 E. W. Eckey Veg. Fats & Oils xiv. 445 Another weed of the western states whose seed oil has been examined is white top or hoary cress, Lepidium draba. 2008 Sunday Times (Nexis) 12 Oct. (In Gear section) 4 Wild Food..will teach you how to recognise edible plants such as hoary cress and sea plantain. < as lemmas |
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