| 单词 | plant-cutter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasplant-cutter plant-cutter n. (a) a passerine bird of the South American genus Phytotoma or family Phytotomidae, which habitually bites off the shoots of plants; (b) U.S. History (in plural) rioters in Virginia who systematically cut down tobacco plants. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > [noun] > family Phytotomidae (plant-cutter) plant-cutter1802 leaf-cutter1878 1802 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds Supp. II. 212 Plant-cutter. 1850 Fraser's Mag. May 551 Phytotoma rara, the Chilian Plant-cutter. It lives on plants which it cuts off close to the root. 1855 C. Campbell in R. Beverley Hist. Virginia Introd. 2 A riot-act was also passed, making plant-cutting high treason, the necessity of which act evinces the illegality of the execution of these unfortunate plant-cutters. 1910 William & Mary Coll. Q. Hist. Mag. 19 2 There was trouble in 1682, about an over-production of tobacco..the Governor and Council demanded the journal of the House, which Beverley again refused; and it was partly on this account, as well as on account of his sympathy for the poor plant cutters, that he was subjected to much persecution. 1960 William & Mary Q. 17 5 The best example of a constructive levying of war is the Virginia plant-cutters' rebellion in 1681. 1985 C. M. Perrins Encycl. Birds 329 The southern populations of the White-tipped plantcutter, the smallest and brightest species, migrate to winter in bushy pastures of northeast Argentina and Uruguay. < as lemmas |
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