单词 | water-hemp |
释义 | > as lemmaswater-hemp water-hemp n. (a) water agrimony, esp. Eupatorium cannibinum (now rare); (b) U.S. any of several North American plants of the genus Amaranthus (family Amaranthaceae), esp. A. cannabinus, a tall marsh plant with willow-like leaves and greenish-yellow flowers, and A. tuberculatus, a troublesome agricultural weed. ΚΠ 1553 J. Withals Shorte Dict. f. 30/1 Water hempe, eupatorium vulgare. 1812 R. J. Thornton Brit. Flora III. 23 Bidens. Bur-marygold... From its trifid leaves, and habitation, it is called also Water-Hemp. 1843 J. Torrey Flora State N.Y. II. 138 Acnida cannabina, Linn. Common Water-hemp. 1904 J. M. Matthews Textile Fibres 192 (note) Water hemp, Eupatorium cannabinum. 2005 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 30 Aug. a9/6 The other problem weeds, in order, are..waterhemp, burcucumber, duckweed and dandelion. < as lemmas |
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