| 单词 | companion plant |
| 释义 | > as lemmascompanion plant companion plant n. a plant growing or planted close to another (usually of a different kind), esp. for aesthetic reasons or for the improvement of yield; (in early use also) †a plant capable of pollinating or being pollinated by another (obsolete rare). ΚΠ 1841 Common School Jrnl. (Boston) 1 Dec. 357 It bears no seed, unless the companion plants are in each other's vicinity. 1843 Gardener & Pract. Florist 2 338/2 As a companion plant to a standard Ivy..a standard Honeysuckle would be an extremely desirable object. 1918 Circular Exper. Station Agric. College Utah No. 34 16 It enables the young plants to revive better from the shock they receive when their companion plants are removed. 2013 South Wales Evening Post (Nexis) 26 Aug. 11 We planted vegetables and companion plants to go on a sunshine theme with bright red, orange and yellows. < as lemmas |
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