单词 | mutton-bird scrub |
释义 | mutton-bird scrub/ˌmʌtnbəːd ˈskrʌb/NZ noun Any of various shrubs or small trees of the family Asteraceae (Compositae), found in coastal areas of southernmost New Zealand, which have leathery leaves densely hairy underneath; especially Brachyglottis rotundifolia (Senecio reinoldii), or (less frequently) any of several kinds of daisy bush, Olearia spp., especially O. colensoi. OriginLate 19th century; earliest use found in Zealandia. From mutton-bird + scrub. |
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