| 单词 | bulbous buttercup |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbulbous buttercup bulbous buttercup n. a buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus, native to western Europe, which has a distinctive bulb-shaped root structure and yellow flowers, and occurs as a perennial weed of grassland. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > buttercup and allied flowers > buttercup butterflower1527 kingcup1538 crow-flower1597 king-cob1597 gilt cup1610 pissabed1640 Goldilocks1650 craysec1652 buttercup1688 yellow cup1824 bulbous buttercup1844 goldballs1854 Meg-many-feet1878 clovewort1886 sitfast1901 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 918 It is believed that the leaves of the bulbous buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus, is pernicious to the milk, but there is no sufficient foundation for the assertion, as cows will not eat the plant. 1903 A. D. Hall Soil x. 253 The bulbous buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus) is very frequent on dry pastures, whether sandy or chalky. 1945 J. M. Fogg Weeds of Lawn & Garden 6 A corm, which is exemplified by Bulbous Buttercup, resembles a bulb but lacks the scales of which a bulb is composed. 2003 Times (Nexis) 6 May (Features section) 30 Most of these early buttercups are bulbous buttercups, which can be distinguished by the way the green sepals hang beneath the flowers. < as lemmas |
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