单词 | seaside potato |
释义 | > as lemmasseaside potato seaside potato n. the goat's foot, Ipomoea pes-caprae. Π 1801 T. Dancer Med. Assistant 371 Dropsy.——Gamboge Thistle.—..Sea side Potatoe. 1899 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 4 Feb. 5/6 The ‘sea-side potato’ is a creeping plant sometimes reaching a length of 100 feet; but it does not produce an edible. 1997 A. J. Lack et al. Dominica, Nature Island Caribbean V. 30 Other Ipomoea species are the pink seashore species I. pes-caprae (seaside potato, patat bord de la mer) with leathery leaves vaguely shaped like a cloven hoof (the goat's foot of the name). < as lemmas |
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