单词 | african ragwort |
释义 | > as lemmasAfrican ragwort African ragwort n. now rare any of various African plants of the family Asteraceae ( Compositae); spec. any of numerous yellow-flowered, drought-adapted plants constituting the genus Othonna. ΚΠ 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Jacobæa Shrubby African Ragwort, with hoary Leaves like the umbellated Wormwood. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 956/2 Ragwort, Senecio Jacobœa, [Ragwort], African. Othonna, [Ragwort], Sea. Cineraria maritima. 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Othonna, A genus of plants... Their similarity to Senecio gives them the name of (African) ragwort. 1997 A. W. Smith Gardener's Handbk. Plant Names 361 (table) African ragwort—Othonna. < as lemmas |
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