释义 |
ˈpersicary Anglicized form of prec.
c1400Lanfranc's Cirurg. 83 Þe ius of þe leeues of pechis, or ellis persicarie. 1687J. Clayton in Phil. Trans. XLI. 146 They take the biting Persicary, and chew it. 1938M. Hadfield Everyman's Wild Flowers & Trees 131 Spotted Persicary, Polygonum Persicaria... A branching annual up to 2 ft. high... Pale persicary..is a very similar plant. 1952Common Farm Weeds Illustr. (Plant Protection Ltd.) i. 60 Willow-weed (Polygonum persicaria). Other names: Redshank, Persicary. 1972R. Adams Watership Down xlv. 375 The weeds of harvest—knot-grass and pimpernel..heartsease and persicary. |