单词 | paddy's lucerne |
释义 | > as lemmasPaddy's lucerne Paddy's lucerne n. Australian a tropical evergreen shrub, Sida rhombifolia, of the mallow family, originally introduced into Australia as a fodder crop and fibre plant, now a serious weed (also called Queensland hemp). ΚΠ 1896 A. Mackay Austral. Agriculturist (rev. ed.) 120 The ‘paddy's lucerne’ of colonial farming populations, is one of the best known fibre-yielders. 1965 Austral. Encycl. VIII. 127/2 Paddy's lucerne is so tough and difficult to eradicate that it is reckoned one of the most formidable weed-pests in warmer parts of the Commonwealth. 2002 Illawarra Mercury (Austral.) (Nexis) 14 Dec. 25 Weeds, mainly Paddy's lucerne also proved a nuisance. < as lemmas |
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