Any of several plants of the related genera Rhinanthus and Pedicularis (family Orobanchaceae), which have seeds that rattle in the capsule when ripe…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > cock's-comb (7) yellow rattleOE Any of several plants of the related genera Rhinanthus and Pedicularis (family Orobanchaceae), which have seeds that rattle in the capsule when ripe… coxcomba1500 Any of various plants, esp. those having flowers, leaves, etc., thought to resemble the comb or crest of a cock. The yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor. penny-grassa1500 Yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor, having round seed capsules. Now British regional and rare. cockcomb1687 Any of several plants typically having flowers thought to resemble the comb or crest of a domestic cock in some way; esp. cockscomb, Celosia cristata… rattlebox1866 Chiefly North American. Any of various other plants with similar seed pods. fiddle-cases1878 plural. (See quot. 1878 –86). lousewort1901 †(a) Stinking Hellebore, Helleborus fœtidus; (b) any plant of the genus Pedicularis, esp. P. palustris and P. sylvatica; (c) Yellow Rattle, Rhinan… |
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