单词 | arrow plant |
释义 | > as lemmasarrow plant arrow plant n. †(a) (originally) an unidentified coniferous tree, perhaps of the genus Araucaria (obsolete. rare); (b) any of various aquatic plants having arrow-shaped leaves, esp. pickerel weed ( Pontederia cordata) and arrowhead (genus Sagittaria) (now rare). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > pines and allies pine treeeOE pineOE pine-nut treec1330 pineapplec1390 pineapple treea1398 mountain pine1597 pine1597 mountain pine1601 frankincense1611 rosin flower?1611 black pine1683 Scotch pine1706 yellow pine1709 Jersey pine1743 loblolly pine1760 mugoa1768 Scots pine1774 Scotch fir1777 arrow plant1779 scrub pine1791 Georgia pine1796 old field pine1797 tamarack1805 grey pine1810 pond pine1810 New Jersey pine1818 loblolly1819 Corsican pine1824 celery-top pine1827 toatoa1831 heavy-wooded pine1836 nut pine1845 celery pine1851 celery-topped pine1851 sugar-pine1853 western white pine1857 Jeffrey1858 Korean pine1858 lodge-pole pine1859 jack pine1863 whitebark pine1864 twisted pine1866 Monterey pine1868 tanekaha1875 chir1882 slash-pine1882 celery-leaved pine1883 knee-pine1884 knobcone pine1884 matsu1884 meadow pine1884 Alaska pine1890 limber pine1901 bristlecone pine1908 o-matsu1916 insignis1920 radiata1953 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea i. xi. 156 On cutting an arrow-plant (a species of pine), I found fresh water drop from it. 1881 Science 27 Aug. 410/2 The common arrow-plant, so named from the shape of the leaf, Pontedaria cordata, which is also good for large aquaria. 1906 State Crop Pest Comm. Louisiana Circular No. 6. 9 Tabanus stygius..follows the interesting habit of ovipositing on the upper surface of the leaves of the arrow plant. [Note] Sagittaria sp. 1958 N.Y. Times 30 Aug. 17/7 The muskrats feed of duck weed, water sweet-weed, arrow plants and cat tail. < as lemmas |
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