单词 | fire grass |
释义 | > as lemmasfire grass fire grass n. [in sense (a) with allusion to its use as a herbal remedy for erysipelas (St Anthony's fire)] (a) English regional parsley piert, Aphanes arvensis; (b) North American any of various grasses that spring up on burnt land, esp. Agrostis hyemalis; (c) a flame-coloured grass, esp. one of the genus Schizachyrium. ΚΠ 1615 G. Markham Eng. Hus-wife in Countrey Contentments 25 For any scalding..take also yarrow, the greene of elder barke and fire grasse. 1821 T. Dwight Trav. New Eng. (1823) IV. 50 Immediately after the fires a species of grass springs up, sometimes called fire grass. 1883 J. Smith Domest. Bot. (new ed.) 408 In some places in England it is called ‘Fire Grass’, and is found to be highly beneficial in erysipelas. 1913 N. L. Britton & A. Brown Illustr. Flora Northern U.S. II. 264 Aphanes arvensis L. Parsley-Piert, or Field Lady's Mantle... Breakstone. Parsley-vlix. Parsley-breakstone. Firegrass. Bowel- hivegrass. Colicwort. 1920 F. E. Clements Process Indicators 93 The most typical fire-grass is Agrostis hiemalis. 1955 Queensland Agric. Jrnl. 80 50/2 Grasses appear in tufts at intervals and comprise white spear, love grasses and fire grass. 2012 L. Curtis et al. Queensland's Threatened Animals 296/1 The parrots feed on the fallen seeds of annual grasses, particularly Fire Grass Schizachyrium spp. < as lemmas |
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