| 单词 | john crow nose |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJohn Crow nose John Crow nose n. (also John Crow's nose) a Caribbean plant, Scybalium jamaicense (family Balanophoraceae), which is a parasite of tree roots and bears bright red flowers thought to resemble the head and beak of a turkey vulture (see main sense).Also called Jim Crow's nose. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > poisonous or harmful plants > parasitic plants > [noun] > other beech-drops1815 rafflesia1822 Scotchman hugging the (also a) Creole1828 Brugmansia1832 John Crow nose1844 pinedrops1848 nettle-blight1849 Scotch attorney1864 Jim Crow's nose1866 witchweed1881 devil's guts1889 1844 London Jrnl. Bot. 3 531 I also noticed, growing parasitically on the roots of trees, the curious Balanophora Jamaicensis, called by the negroes John Crow's Nose, by no means an inapt comparison. 1963 E. T. Robertson & E. G. B. Gooding Bot. for Caribbean xvi. 122 Several members of the family Balanophoraceae occur as parasites on the roots of trees. An example is the John Crow Nose (Scybalium jamaicense), which occurs in Jamaica, Cuba and Puerto Rico. 2002 S. Iremonger Guide Plants Blue Mountains Jamaica vi. 213 (heading) Scybalium jamaicense (John Crow nose). Balanophoraceae. < as lemmas |
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