单词 | lady's cushion |
释义 | lady's cushion/ˌleɪdɪz ˈkʊʃn/(also ladies cushion, ladies' cushion) Now rare noun 1 English regional (chiefly south-western ). Thrift, Armeria maritima. 2 English regional. Any of several saxifrages (family Saxifragaceae); especially mossy saxifrage, Saxifraga hypnoides. OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in Robert Lovell (?1630–1690), naturalist. From the genitive of lady + cushion, although the first element is sometimes apprehended as plural; so called on account of the plants' habit of growing in thick tufts or clumps. |
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