释义 |
ˈdead-tongue A name for the umbelliferous plant Œnanthe crocata, from its paralysing effect on the organs of speech.
1688T. Lawson Let. in Ray's Corr. (1848) 205 Œnanthe Cicutæ-facie..about Kendal and Hiltondale, Westmoreland,..where it is commonly called Dead Tongue. 1746Watson in Phil. Trans. XLIV. 233 This Oenanthe in Cumberland, where the Country-People call it Dead Tongue. 1878Cumbrld. Gloss., Deed tongue, the water hemlock or dropwort plant, Œnanthe crocata. |