单词 | butterjags |
释义 | > as lemmasbutterjags ΚΠ 1691 J. Ray N. Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 12 Butter-jags, the Flowers of the Trifolium siliqua cornuta. 1776 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Veg. Great Brit. II. 461 Yellow Medick. Butterjags. 1815 Encycl. Londinensis XIII. 682/2 Lotus corniculata... In Yorkshire it is said to be called cheesecake-grass, and in some other counties, butterjags, and crow-toes. 1903 Country Life 21 Mar. 375/2 The mere clumsiness of such titles as ‘Butter-jags’ for the lady's slipper [sc. bird's-foot trefoil]..carries a ring of genuineness. < as lemmas |
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