单词 | imperforate st john's-wort |
释义 | > as lemmasimperforate St John's-wort imperforate St John's-wort n. any of several plants of the genus Hypericum that have leaves with few or no translucent glandular dots (cf. perforated adj. 1d); spec. the perennial herbaceous species H. maculatum, of Europe; cf. perforate St John's-wort n. at perforate adj. Compounds. ΚΠ 1695 in E. Gibson tr. W. Camden Britannia 251/1 Ascyron seu Hypericum bifolium glabrum non perforatum C. B. Elegant broad-leav'd imperforate S. John's-wort. 1848 J. M. Wilson Rural Cycl. II. 788/1 The doubtful or imperforate St. John's wort, Hypericum dubium..is a perennial-rooted indigenous herb of the moist groves and thickets of some of the mountainous parts of Britain. 1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 115/2 Imperforate St John's-wort, H. maculatum, is a similar species but lacks the translucent dots, and prefers damp sites in hilly areas. < as lemmas |
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