| 单词 | carnation grass |
| 释义 | > as lemmascarnation grass carnation grass n. either of two sedges having leaves thought to resemble those of a carnation, Carex flacca and C. panicea; also called gillyflower-grass. Π 1775 N. Kent Hints to Gentlemen 57 A sharp, coarse-bladed grass, which the farmers call Pink, or Carnation-grass; from the resemblance the blade of this grass bears to the blades of these flowers. 1868 Gardeners' Chron. & Agric. Gaz. 25 Apr. 446/2 The rot in sheep often happens from grazing them in wet pastures where Carnation Grass grows, but the Carnation Grass is not the cause of it. 1931 A. D. Hall Soil (ed. 4) x. 353 The presence of rushes, of sedges like the carnation grass, or orchids..are characteristic of these spots requiring drainage. 1998 R. Grounds Ornamental Grasses xvii. 113/2 There are also several sedges, such as..C. flacca and C. panicea (carnation grasses). < as lemmas |
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