| 单词 | moor-ball |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmoor-ball moor-ball n. now rare a spongy ball formed by the filaments of a freshwater green alga, (probably) Cladophora (Aegagropila) holsatica; (in plural) the alga itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > algae > [noun] > silkweeds crow-silk1721 conferva1758 moor-ball1777 Oscillatoria1828 water flannel1843 conferval1850 confervoid1855 silkweed1857 duck-mud1884 1777 S. Robson Brit. Flora 318 Conferva ægrogropila..Moor-balls. 1833 W. J. Hooker in J. E. Smith Eng. Flora V. i. 357 C. ægrogropila, Linn. (Globe Conferva, or Moor Balls)... The name is derived from its resemblance to the balls that are found in the stomach of goats. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. (at cited word) Moorballs are sometimes used as pen-wipers. < as lemmas |
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