单词 | missouri currant |
释义 | > as lemmasMissouri currant Missouri currant n. either of two species of North American currant, Ribes aureum and Ribes odoratum (family Grossulariaceae), grown chiefly for their ornamental yellow flowers. ΚΠ 1826 W. Darlington Florula Cestrica 123 R[ibes] Aureum, or Missouri Currant, is chiefly admired for the beauty, and spicy fragrance of its flowers. 1876 Scribner's Monthly Nov. 118/1 These latter are grafted upon stocks of the Missouri currant at a height of three feet, producing an odd, tree-like effect. 1992 Horticulture (Nexis) Dec. 80 The clove currant (also known as the buffalo, golden, or Missouri currant) was discovered during the 1803 Lewis and Clark expedition and has been grown in gardens in this country since 1812. < as lemmas |
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