| 单词 | water withe |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater withe water withe n. now rare a water vine of tropical America, Vitis tiliifolia. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > non-British climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > American or West Indian water withy1559 West Indian China-root1577 savannah flower1696 water withe1696 Spanish woodbine1731 potato vine1750 Indian grass1753 seven-year vine1756 tropaeolum1759 woodbine1760 water vine1774 canariensis1835 Philodendron1840 Monstera1858 twig-climber1900 money bush1924 potato creeper1925 sweetheart plant1963 1696 H. Sloane Catal. Plantarum in Jamaica 172 Wild Vine or Water-with. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 178 Water-withe. The withe of this grape-vine..is so full of juice, that a junk of about 3 feet will yield near a pint of clear tasteless water. 1856 T. E. Lynch Wonders of W. Indies v. 37 Here and there, in some silent glen, or perhaps in a dry river-bed, grows that large reed the water-withe, twisting and trailing from one shrub to another. 1913 J. Tellman Pract. Hotel Steward (ed. 4) 178/1 Other distinct species in this country are found to be local, such as the..Vitis Caribaea,..also known as water withe. < as lemmas |
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