| 单词 | mermaid's tresses |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmermaid's tresses mermaid's tresses n. any of several filamentous algae, esp. freshwater species of the genus Spirogyra and marine species of the genera Cladophora and Chorda. ΚΠ 1926 F. E. Lloyd in Sci. Monthly 22 330/1 This plant,..‘mermaids' tresses’,..bears a scientific name both euphonious and graphic, Spirogyra. 1942 C. J. Hylander World of Plant Life 34 Cladophora is a small tufted plant averaging less than six inches in length, made up of densely branching filaments. It is often called Mermaids Tresses. 1963 C. I. Dickinson Brit. Seaweeds 81 Chorda filum... The plants are very tough.., growing..in twisted masses. They have been known to entangle the swimmer and are not without reason called ‘Dead Men's Ropes’. Other names in use are ‘Mermaid's Tresses’ and ‘Cat Gut’. 1989 Encycl. Brit. XI. 105/1 Spirogyra, also called water-silk, mermaid's tresses, or pond scum, genus of unbranched filamentous green algae, found in fresh water. < as lemmas |
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