| 单词 | lady's thumb |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslady's thumb lady's thumb n. chiefly U.S. any of various plants of the genus Persicaria; esp. redshank, P. maculata (formerly called Polygonum persicaria). ΚΠ 1820 A. Eaton Bot. Exercises 126 Persicaria (ladies' thumb, heart-spot knotweed). 1914 J. D. Sawyer How to make Country Place iii. 98 Jewel weed..ladies' slipper and ladies' thumb and smocks and tresses all flung their offerings at our feet, keeping pace with the seasons. 2007 Times (Nexis) 12 Sept. (Features section) 73 A conspicuous plant in these fields is redshank, which is also known as persicaria, or lady's thumb. < as lemmas |
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