| 单词 | salt bush |
| 释义 | > as lemmassalt bush salt bush n. any of the plants of the genus Atriplex (and of some allied genera) which grow extensively on the interior plains of Australia and in arid regions elsewhere. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Chenopodiaccae (goose-foot and allies) > [adjective] salsolaceous1859 salt bush1863 chenopodiaceous1866 chenopodium1915 the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Chenopodiaccae (goose-foot and allies) > [noun] > salt bush or orach milesOE orachea1300 golden herb1562 notchweed1659 sea pot-herb1706 lamb's quarter1773 butter leaves1789 fat-hen1795 mountain spinach1822 sea-orach1845 salt bush1863 1863 Westgarth in J. Davis Tracks of McKinlay 14 As cattle can live upon the salt-bush, this country is thus suitable for pastoral pursuits. 1870 T. H. Braim New Homes ii. 89 This inland salt-bush country suits the settler's purpose well. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 100 Garrandilla consisted wholly of saltbush plains. 1901 M. Franklin My Brilliant Career xxii. 185 I listened with interest to stories of weeks and weeks spent..crossing widths of saltbush country. 1909 Coulter & Nelson New Man. Bot. Rocky Mts. (ed. 2) 165 Atriplex L. Saltbush. Orache. 1911 C. E. W. Bean ‘Dreadnought’ of Darling xv. 144 The grass might die off and the salt bush wither up. 1936 I. L. Idriess Cattle King ii. 10 He had never seen saltbush before. He felt strangely attracted by this little grey bush; its sombre colouring typical of the area. 1940 E. C. Jaeger Desert Wild Flowers 53 It [sc. the hoary saltbush] is one of the most widely distributed of American salt-bushes. 1944 Living off Land: Man. Bushcraft ii. 42 Lucerne leaves, nettles, saltbush and milk thistles can all be used as substitutes for spinach. 1973 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. IX. 480/1 Several species of Atriplex..are known as saltbush. < as lemmas |
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