| 单词 | brakbush |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbrakbush brakbush n. name of various salt-loving plants, esp. species of Atriplex, Salicornia and Salsola. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > names applied to various aquatic plants water yarrow1597 samphire1703 water plantain1756 marsh rosemary1777 star fruit1830 brakbush1844 1824 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. i. 21 A shrubby species of Atriplex, probably the A. candicans. Yet the name of Brak-boschjes does not exclusively belong to this plant.] 1844 J. Backhouse Narr. Visit Mauritius & S. Afr. 502 The best places for cattle in these deserts are those which are saline, and afford the scrubby Atriplex... These are termed ‘brak-places’ and such shrubs are called ‘Brak-bushes’. 1863 J. S. Dobie Jrnl. 1 Sept. in S. Afr. Jrnl. (1945) 122 He picked up some seed of brackbush (considered good for sheep). < as lemmas |
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