单词 | good king henry |
释义 | Good King Henry in British Englishnoun a weedy edible chenopodiaceous plant, Chenopodium bonus-henricus, of N Europe, W Asia, and North America, having arrow-shaped leaves and clusters of small green flowers Good-King-Henry in American English (ˈɡudˌkɪŋˈhenri) nounWord forms: plural -ries a European, chenopodiaceous weed, Chenopodium bonus-henricus, naturalized in North America, having spinachlike leaves Also called: mercury Word origin [1895–1900]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backstage, calling card, cutback, frame of reference, neon |
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