| 单词 | fairy flax |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfairy flax fairy flax n. an annual flax of Eurasia, Linum catharticum (family Linaceae), having numerous small white flowers on delicate stems. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > rosaceous plants > [noun] > linum or fairy-flax mill-mountain1633 mountain flax1648 rupturewort1670 purging flax1684 fairy flax1737 mountain flax1841 purge flax1853 fairy lint1859 dwarf-flax1863 linum1867 1737 R. M. Let. 3 Jan. in Dublin Soc. Weekly Obs. (1739) 1 260 Stree, Fairy-Flax, and other hurtful Seeds, slip thro' between the Wyres. 1849 S. W. Landor Whisperings from Life's Shore 27 ‘There is a nice stalk of fairy-flax for you Cousin Julia’, said Nannie. 1966 J. Sankey Chalkland Ecol. iii. 30 Those clearly intolerant [of trampling] are: fairy flax, rough hawkbit, mouse-ear hawkweed and salad burnet. 2003 F. Shaw Sweetest Thing 140 Buttercup and speedwell, horseshoe vetch to bring you luck. Orchids and dandelions, fairy flax to weave. < as lemmas |
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