单词 | disease-resistant |
释义 | > as lemmasdisease-resistant disease-resistant n. and adj. (a) n. a (variety or breed of) plant or animal that has some ability to withstand disease or infection (somewhat rare); (b) adj. having some ability to withstand disease or infection. ΚΠ 1880 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener, & Home Farmer 25 Mar. 231/2 Scotch Champion has recently come to the front [of potato varieties] with two strong recommendations—excellent quality and a disease-resistant. 1893 N. A. Cobb Plant Dis. & Remedies (New S. Wales Dept. Agric.) 18 Selection of disease-resistant sorts [of sugar-cane]. 1926 Gleanings Bee Culture Mar. 189/1 He says to me to breed disease-resistants onto your winter-hunger resistants. 1946 E. Hoffmann & H. A. Johnson Successful Broiler Growing ii. 17 The demands of broiler growers in this area for a strong, disease resistant, rapidly growing, rapid feathering chick. 2013 S. Williams Creating Prairie Xeriscape (new ed.) vi. 92/2 ‘Golden Nugget’..is dense, dwarf, medium-dark green, has excellent wear tolerance and is disease resistant. < as lemmas |
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