| 单词 | roving sailor |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroving sailor roving sailor n. chiefly English regional any of several creeping or climbing plants; esp. (a) ivy-leaved toadflax, Cymbalaria muralis; (b) creeping saxifrage, Saxifaga stolonifera. ΚΠ 1829 J. P. Cobbett Jrnl. 30 June in Jrnl. Tour in Italy (1830) 295 I saw a small Jig-tree and a bit of the plant called roving sailor growing. 1849 Phytologist 3 622 From its creeping far and wide, by root and seed, it [sc. ivy-leaved toadflax] has gained in this island the name of Roving Jenny or Roving Sailor. 1891 Gardening Illustr. 12 Dec. 558/3 Mother of Thousands or Roving Sailor (Saxifraga sarmentosa), a capital window plant of the earliest possible culture. 1968 Times 8 Aug. 8/4 Roving sailor is one of the country names mentioned by a reader [for ivy-leaved toadflax]. 2005 B. Pleasant Comp. Houseplant Survival Man. 142 Saxifraga stolonifera... Strawberry Begonia, Roving Sailor, Mother of Thousands. < as lemmas |
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