单词 | lesquerella |
释义 | lesquerella[ les-kuh-rel-uh, ley-kuh- ] / ˌlɛs kəˈrɛl ə, ˌleɪ kə- / nounany of various plants of the genus Lesquerella, of the mustard family, having rosettes of simple, hairy leaves, small yellow flowers, and inflated pods, and yielding a seed oil similar to castor oil. Also called bladderpod. Origin of lesquerellaFirst recorded in 1900–05; from New Latin, named after Leo Lesquereux (1806–89), Swiss-born U.S. paleobotanist; see -ella Words nearby lesquerellalesion, Leslie, Les Misérables, Lesotho, lespedeza, lesquerella, less, lessee, lessen, Lesseps, lesser Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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