| 单词 | ground cover |
| 释义 | > as lemmasground cover ground cover n. the plants covering the surface of the earth, esp., in horticulture, plants whose low, spreading habit of growth smothers weeds; so ground-coverer. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > plants collectively > [noun] > covering the surface of the ground sheet1793 screef1817 ground cover1900 plant cover1906 cover1909 1900 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: E–M 629/2 In suitable soil they [sc. Gaultherias] are apt to form a handsome, evergreen ground-cover. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 31 May 4/2 As soon as the ground-cover was gone, the soil lost its moisture. 1946 Nature 13 July 71/1 Sparse ground-cover of herbs and dense undergrowth of hawthorn, bird-cherry, etc. 1970 G. S. Thomas Plants for Ground-cover i. 3 Ground-cover can be of any height in nature or in the garden. 1970 G. S. Thomas Plants for Ground-cover i. 4 The use of ground-cover plants may be the epitome of natural gardening. 1970 G. S. Thomas Plants for Ground-cover p. xvii Herbaceous plants..were limited to the stalwart clump-formers and the ground-coverers. < as lemmas |
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