| 单词 | devil's candlestick |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdevil's candlestick devil's candlestick n. English regional (a) ground ivy, Glechoma hederacea (usually in plural); †(b) the stinkhorn fungus Phallus impudicus (obsolete rare). ΚΠ 1878 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names 148 Devil's Candlesticks, Nepeta Glechoma. 1904 M. M. F. Maxwell Children's Wild Flowers 127 The pretty Ground Ivy is called ‘The Devil's candlestick’. 1913 Bye-gones 6 Aug. (1915) 67/2 Amongst the Fungi the Phallus impudicus is termed the ‘Devil's Candlestick’, ‘Witches' Candlestick’, and ‘Stinkhorn’. 1992 N. Groom Perfume Handbk. 99 Ground Ivy..known by many other local names, including Candlesticks, Catsfoot, Creeping Jenny, Devil's Candlesticks, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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