| 单词 | marsh thistle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmarsh thistle marsh thistle n. (a) a thistle, Cirsium palustre, of Europe and western Asia, having long spines on the leaves and along the winged stems, found mainly in marshes and damp grassland and woodland; (b) = marsh sowthistle n. ΚΠ 1686 J. Ray Historia Plantarum I. vii. iv. 309 Carduus palustris..polyacanthos...March thistle. 1779 Farmer's Mag. June 174 The Marsh Thistle is very tall and prickly. 1842 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 7 Rushes and..marsh thistles filled up the under ground. 1918 Jrnl. Ecol. 6 41 The Marsh Thistle only attains abundance in the damper parts [of the woods]. 1960 S. Ary & M. Gregory Oxf. Bk. Wild Flowers 150 The flower-heads [of the welted thistle, Carduus crispus]..are surrounded by narrow bracts. These and the pappus of long unbranched hairs on the fruits..distinguish this plant from Marsh Thistle. 1999 National Trust Mag. Spring 25/1 Where reeds grow tall, marsh thistle grows equally lank. < as lemmas |
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