| 单词 | goat's rue |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgoat's rue goat's rue n. [after post-classical Latin ruta capraria (1524 or earlier), probably on account of its former use as animal fodder] (a) a leguminous plant of the genus Galega, esp. G. officinalis, native to the Middle East and naturalized in Eurasia, used as a medicinal herb and galactagogue, but which is too toxic for widespread agricultural use; and G. orientalis, native to the Caucasus and widely introduced elsewhere as a source of animal fodder; (b) (U.S.), a toxic vetchlike leguminous plant of the eastern United States, Tephrosia virginiana, formerly used to poison fish; also called hoary pea, rabbit pea, Virginian goat's rue. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > leguminous plants > [noun] > other leguminous plants peaseOE vetchc1400 hatchet vetch1548 mock liquorice1548 scorpion's tail1548 ax-fitch1562 ax-seed1562 axwort1562 treacle clover1562 lady's finger1575 bird's-foot1578 goat's rue1578 horseshoe1578 caterpillar1597 kidney-vetch1597 horseshoe-vetch1640 goat rue1657 kidney-fetch1671 galega1685 stanch1726 scorpion senna1731 Dolichos1753 Sophora1753 partridge pea1787 bauhinia1790 coronilla1793 swamp pea-tree1796 Mysore thorn1814 devil's shoestring1817 pencil flower1817 rattlebox1817 Canavalia1828 milk plant1830 joint-vetch1836 milk pea1843 prairie clover1857 oxytrope1858 rattleweed1864 wart-herb1864 snail-flower1866 poison pea1884 masu1900 money bush1924 Townsville stylo1970 orange bird's-foot2007 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iv. xxxi. 490 This herb is called..in Latine Galega, Ruta Capraria,..in English, Italian Fetche, and Goates Rue [Fr. ceste herbe est appellée..en Latin Galega]. 1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum iii. xxxii. 418 Goates Rew is most effectuall against the bitings or stings of any venemous creature. 1746 R. James Mod. Pract. Physic II. 163 Take of the recently extracted juices of succory, lettuce, goat's-rue, and fumitory, each two ounces. 1793 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 3 175 Galega, virginiana. Goats-rue. 1814 F. Pursh Flora Amer. Septentrionalis II. 701 Goat's Rue. Tephrosia. 1897 J. C. Willis Man. Flowering Plants II. 170 Galega officinalis L., is sometimes cultivated as a fodder-plant (goat's rue). 1936 Times 10 Oct. 2/3 At 3s. 6d. per doz., postage 6d...Galega, commonly known as Goat's Rue, a very striking plant. 1970 Ecol. Monogr. 40 306/2 The herb and shrub strata were open and discontinuous, consisting mainly of scattered clumps of a low blueberry (Vaccinum sp.) and goat's rue (Tephrosia virginiana). 2001 BBC Gardeners' World Feb. 34/3 Goat's Rue. With its distinctive, pinnate leaves, Galega orientalis has tall stems that produce a long-lasting run of purple-blue clusters of pea flowers. < as lemmas |
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