释义 |
thimbleweed \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: so called from the conical receptacle 1. : coneflower a 2. : any of various anemones: as a. : wood anemone a b. : a common No. American anemone (Anemone cylindrica) with silky leathery sepals and crimson styles c. : a similar plant (A. riparia) of northern No. America with white to red petaloid sepals d. : an anemone (A. virginiana) of the eastern and central United States with variable often pubescent leathery or petaloid green to reddish or pure white sepals 3. : prairie clover |