= meadowsweet, n. 1.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > rosaceous plants > [noun] > meadow-sweet or dropwort (12) meadworteOE = meadowsweet, n. 1. meadsweeta1400 = meadowsweet, n. 1. bridewort?a1450 (originally) meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria, which has clusters of creamy-white flowers; (in later use also) any of several plants of the genus Sp… meadowsweet1530 A tall plant, Filipendula ulmaria (family Rosaceae), found in damp meadows and beside streams, which has pinnate leaves and panicles of creamy-white… filipendula1548 The drop-wort (Spiræa filipendula). goat's beard?1550 A tall perennial herbaceous plant, Aruncus dioicus (family Rosaceae), native to temperate regions of Eurasia and North America, growing in damp… dropwort1597 A name for species of Œnanthe (esp. Œ. fistulosa), often distinguished as water dropwort, hemlock (water) dropwort, Œ. crocata. queen of the meadow1597 (a) meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria; (U.S. also) any of several plants of the related genus Spiraea; (b) U.S. joe-pye weed, Eupatorium purpureum. mock-willow1633 a shrubby spiraea with willow-like leaves, Spiraea salicifolia (sometimes called bridewort). meadow queena1637 meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria; cf. queen of the meadow n. at queen, n. phrases 1a. queen of the prairie1852 a plant of meadows and prairies, Filipendula rubra (family Rosaceae), related to meadowsweet but with deep pink flowers. honey-sweet1880 Originally English regional (Somerset). Meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria. Now rare. |
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