单词 | cushion plant |
释义 | > as lemmascushion plant cushion plant n. a plant that grows in a dense cushion-like tuft (cf. sense 5b above). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [noun] > plants having other distinctive habits rosette plant1876 cushion plant1903 1903 W. R. Fisher tr. A. F. W. Schimper Plant-geogr. iii. iv. 705 The type of cushion-plants..is represented in the alpine region of mountains of higher latitudes in both hemispheres..by a multitude of forms. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 764/1 In ‘cushion plants’ the leaves are very small, very close together, and the low habit is protective against winds. < as lemmas |
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