| 单词 | scottish scurvy grass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasScottish scurvy grass Scottish scurvy grass n. any of several creeping plants growing in coastal areas of Scotland, considered to be rich in vitamin C; spec. (a) sea bindweed, Calystegia soldanella (formerly included in the genus Convolvulus) (now rare); (b) either of two kinds of scurvy-grass, Cochlearia officinalis (sometimes considered to be a separate species, C. scotica) and C. micacea. ΚΠ 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 690 Soldanella..in English Sea Withwinde,..of some..Scottish Scuruie grasse. 1694 J. Pechey Compl. Herbal 327/2 Take of the Leaves of Scottish Scurvy-grass half an Ounce. 1747 R. James Pharmacopœia Universalis iii. i. 445/2 Soldanella. Scottish Scurvy Grass. See Brassica marina. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) II. 240 Scottish Scurvy Grass. Sea Colewort. Sea Bindweed. 1837 B. H. Barton & T. Castle Brit. Flora Medica I. 62 It was also used as an antiscorbutic, and hence the name Scottish scurvy-grass. 1922 V. G. Plimmer & R. H. A. Plimmer Vitamins & Choice of Food 149 Scottish Scurvy Grass, Soldanella marina, also known as sea-bindweed or sea-coal-wort. 1956 J. E. Raven & S. M. Walters Mountain Flowers v. 108 The most striking..plants closely associated with the catchfly are Scottish scurvy-grass (Cochlearia micacea), [etc.]. 2003 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 9 Sept. 6 Species on the southern edge of their range, including..plants such as Scottish scurvy grass, are particularly vulnerable. < as lemmas |
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