| 单词 | water clover |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater clover water clover adj. [ < water n. + clover n.; in sense (a) after German Wasserklee (18th cent. or earlier); compare earlier water trefoil n.] (a) the bog bean, Menyanthes trifoliata; (b) an aquatic fern of the genus Marsilea (family Marsileaceae), members of which have four clover-like leaflets; also called pepperwort. ΚΠ 1801 J. A. Fahrenkrüger Bailey's Dict. Eng.-German & German-Eng. (new ed.) II. 631/1 Wasserklee, m. water-clover. 1864 Horticulturist 255/1 The leaves much resemble clover, whence the name ‘water-clover’. 1885 Catal. Plants Metrop. Gardens 126 Marsilea... Water Clover. 1908 Med. Standard 31 630 If this fails. he advises menyanthes, or water clover, prepared as follows. 1956 B. Cobb Field Guide to Ferns (1963) 178 Genus Marsilea. Water Shamrock (Water Clover; Pepperwort)... Sporocarps in singles or pairs near roots..; size of peppercorn. 2014 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 24 May e10 The adjacent ‘regeneration zone’..contains aquatic plants such as calla lilies, lotus, miniature cattails, water chestnut, water clover and taro. < as lemmas |
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