| 单词 | indian lettuce |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIndian lettuce Indian lettuce n. any of several American plants, esp.: (a) Carolina gentian, Frasera caroliniensis; (b) round-leaved wintergreen, Pyrola rotundifolia; (c) winter purslane or miner's lettuce, Claytonia perfoliata. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > non-British plants or herbs > [noun] > Asian or Indian moving plant1787 elephant's foot1789 Indian lettuce1791 Sonerila1846 telegraph plant1856 whirling plant1866 mitsuba1890 1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina 42 A very singular and elegant plan, of an unknown family, called Indian Lettuce, made its first appearance in these rich vales. 1876 C. E. Hobbs Bot. Hand-bk. 57 Indian lettuce, Round leaved pyrola, Pyrola rotundifolia. 1897 M. E. Parsons Wild Flowers Calif. 16 Montia perfoliata... The succulent leaves and stems are greedily eaten by the Indians, from which it is called ‘Indian lettuce’. 1931 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 18 256 In the early part of the nineteenth century Frasera was variously known as ‘American Colombo’, ‘Colombo-root’, ‘Columbia’, ‘Indian Lettuce’, ‘Yellow Gentian’.., etc. 1931 W. N. Clute Common Names Plants 37 We cannot imagine a real use by the aborigines of..Indian lettuce (Pyrola Americana). 1939 O. P. Medsger Edible Wild Plants 145 The Indian Lettuce..is an odd and dainty plant which grows larger and coarser in cultivation. < as lemmas |
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