单词 | honey-scale |
释义 | > as lemmashoney-scale honey-scale n. Botany (now rare) a small flap protecting a floral nectary in buttercups (genus Ranunculus). ΚΠ 1829 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants 459 Ranunculus..Petals 5, rarely 10, with a honey-scale at base. 1869 J. G. Fuller Uncle John's Flower-gatherers viii. 105 You have omitted one distinguishing feature in your description, Kittie, that is the honey scale. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1136 In the buttercup each petal bears at its base a little honey-scale. < as lemmas |
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