| 单词 | mile-a-minute plant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmile-a-minute plant 2. Designating any of several rapidly climbing plants, esp. (usually in mile-a-minute vine or mile-a-minute plant) the Russian vine, Fallopia baldschuanica, or the kudzu vine, Pueraria thunbergiana. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > quick-growing fast-growing1597 sprightly1693 mile-a-minute1975 1975 Reader's Digest Illustr. Guide Gardening 152/2 The most vigorous member of this genus, Polygonum baldschuanicum, is commonly known as Russian vine or mile-a-minute vine. It grows 10–15 ft a year and can rapidly cover a wall, fence, pergola, arch or small tree. 1985 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 30 June h. 1/4 Called the ‘mile-a-minute vine’, kudzu is ideal for retaining soil erosion but quickly outgrows its welcome. 1990 Plants & Gardens Autumn 75/3 The latter is a wonderful plant for covering unsightly buildings and for festooning an otherwise dull tree, and doing it at a speed that deserves its nickname the ‘Mile-a-Minute Vine’. 1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 193 China Fleece Vine, Silver Lace Vine, Mile-a-minute Plant... From China comes this vigorous..woody climber that will happily speed its way with great rapidity forty feet up a suitable support. 1996 Radio Times Gardening Offers Catal. Autumn 1/3 Clematis Montana Rubens (Pink Flowers). The Mile-a-Minute Clematis. A fast dense growing Clematis which produces a mass of flowers in May. < as lemmas |
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