单词 | glyceria |
释义 | glycerian. A plant belonging to a widespread genus of aquatic grasses so named, of the family Gramineæ. Cf. sweet-grass n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > manna-grass and allies sweet-grass1577 manna-grass1759 glyceria1836 sea spear-grass1856 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 62 Glyceria..is found in stagnant water, and its long narrow leaves float on the surface. 1847 W. Darlington Agric. Bot. 225 Floating Glyceria,..Manna grass. 1934 A. Arber Gramineae xvi. 376 At the periphery of the circular tufts of Spartina, the turf of Glyceria is, little by little, raised up and forced outwards. 1964 D. H. N. Spence in J. H. Burnett Veget. Scotl. ix. 352 Glyceria is a typical fen dominant in East Anglia. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1836 |
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