| 单词 | scripture-wort |
| 释义 | > as lemmasscripture-wort scripture-wort n. [probably after scientific Latin Graphis, genus name (1810 or earlier) < ancient Greek γραϕίς stylus, writing tool] now rare any of several crust-forming lichens of the genus Graphis or (more widely) the family Graphidaceae; a script lichen. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > lichen > [noun] > other lichens cup-moss1597 ground liverwort1597 Usnea1597 perelle1712 oak moss1728 necklace moss1759 rag1759 thrush-lichen1759 Iceland lichen1777 Iceland moss1785 map lichen1796 scripture-wort1835 letter lichen1846 dog lichen1853 fairy cups1855 velvet moss1858 manna lichen1864 tree-hair1866 famine-bread1887 old man's beard1888 sea ivory1966 1835 G. T. Burnett Outl. Bot. I. 155 Graphideaceæ, the second type of the Cetrarinæ, to which Graphis (the scripture-wort..), gives name. 1856 W. L. Lindsay Pop. Hist. Brit. Lichens 245 Graphideaceæ..in allusion to the resemblance of the apothecia..to ancient hieroglyphics or written characters. For the same reason the Graphideæ are popularly designated ‘Letter Lichens’ or ‘Scripture-worts’. 1902 J. A. Owen & G. S. Boulger Country Month by Month (new ed.) xi. 444 The marvellous hieroglyphics of one of the species of Graphis..well merit the names of ‘letter lichens’ or ‘scripture-worts’. 1955 H. Bastin Plants without Flowers iv. 45 Among the most interesting are the ‘letter-worts’ or ‘scripture-worts’. One ‘writing-lichen’ is fairly common. < as lemmas |
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