| 单词 | rabbit weed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrabbit weed rabbit weed n. rare †(a) a thistle-like plant of the Caribbean, perhaps = rabbit thistle n. (obsolete); (b) any of several North American weeds of the family Asteraceae ( Compositae), esp. Hymenoxys richardsonii var. floribunda and Gutierrezia sarothrae, both of which are woody plants with clusters of small yellow ray flowers; (c) the tropical plant Priva lappulacea (family Verbenaceae). ΚΠ 1750 G. Hughes Nat. Hist. Barbados vi. 172 The Thistle, or Rabbit-weed. 1884 Harper's Mag. Sept. 502/2 Sorry bunch-grass and sad rabbit-weed. 1904 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31 461 In Colorado, the plant in question [sc. Picradenia floribunda utilis] is sometimes referred to as rabbit-weed; but I believe that several Compositae are confused under this name. 1981 E. S. Ayensu Medicinal Plants W. Indies 192 Priva lappulacea..clammy bur,..velvet bur, bur bush, rabbit weed... Area: Jam[aica]. < as lemmas |
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