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单词 root gatherer
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root gatherer
root gatherer n. chiefly historical a person who collects plant roots, esp. for medicinal use.
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1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 56v Theyr root gatherers digged not theyr rootes hole out of grounde.
1816 tr. Lucian Dialogues v. 31 You..are a root-gatherer, and a quack.
1937 Pop. Mech. May 671/1 With bag over one shoulder and small grubbing hoe in hand, the root gatherer trudges wherever he knows certain plants may be expected to grow.
2002 R. Porter Blood & Guts ii. 25 Elevating themselves above root-gatherers, diviners and others whom they dismissed as ignoramuses and quacks, the Hippocratics promoted natural theories of health.
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