| 单词 | devil on both sides |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdevil on both sides devil on both sides n. (also devil o' both sides) English regional Obsolete corn crowfoot, Ranunculus arvensis, an arable weed with spiky fruits. ΚΠ 1865 Naturalist 1 324 The extremely prickly nature of the carpels has earned for it [sc. Ranunculus arvensis] the curious local name of ‘Devil o' both sides’. 1878 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names 148 Devil on both sides or Devil o' both sides, Ranunculus arvensis L. Bucks., Durh., Warw. 1920 W. E. Brenchley Weeds of Farm Land 221 Corn buttercup,..devil-on-both-sides, devil's claws, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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