| 单词 | water twig |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater twig water twig n. rare a side shoot growing from a latent bud in the trunk or a main branch of a tree; = watershoot n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [noun] > bough or branch > lower branch or sucker growing from root water-boughOE under-bough?1523 watershoot1585 water twig1601 wash bough1612 under-twiga1774 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xvii. xiii. 515 All trees will thrive and prosper better..if the shoots and suckers that put out at the root, as also other water twigs, be rid away [Fr. qu'on coppe les iettons & surgeons qui y viennent]. 1904 Natal Agric. Jrnl. & Mining Rec. Oct. 924 On no account should suckers or water twigs be used, as from these the trees never become prolific bearers. < as lemmas |
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