单词 | meadow foam |
释义 | > as lemmasmeadow foam meadow foam n. North American any plant of the genus Limnanthes (family Limnanthaceae), esp. the poached egg flower, Limnanthes douglasii, and Limnanthes alba, now grown as an oilseed plant; also with distinguishing word. ΚΠ 1897 M. E. Parsons Wild Flowers Calif. 126 When the spring is well advanced, our wet meadows are all a-cream with the meadow-foam, whose dense masses blend exquisitely with the rich red of the common sorrel. 1976 T. F. Niehaus Field Guide Pacific States Wildflowers 50 All species of Meadow Foam develop 3–5 large nutlike seeds. 1989 Independent 23 Jan. 11 Meadowfoam, a plant native to Western Canada and the northwest of the US, has seeds which consist of up to one-third vegetable oil. < as lemmas |
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