| 单词 | drift-weed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdrift-weed drift-weed n. (a) seaweed drifted on shore by the waves; also figurative; (b) a name for the gulf-weed ( Sargassa baccifera) and tangle ( Laminaria digitata). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > algae > seaweed > [noun] > patch of drifting seaweed drift-weed1839 weed?1953 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xi. 240 The high-water mark of drift weed on a sea-beach. 1906 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ Some Irish Yesterdays 223 She belonged to the drift-weed of the household. 1909 Daily Chron. 14 June 9/2 These dreadful drift-weeds of the great city. < as lemmas |
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