lyme-grassn.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪmɡrɑːs/,

/ˈlʌɪmɡras/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪmˌɡræs/

Etymology: ? < lime n.¹ with reference to the binding quality of the plant; the spelling is apparently suggested by the modern Latin generic name.

a. The name for grasses of the genus Elymus, esp. E. arenarius, a grass which is planted on sand, that its roots may help to keep the sand in its place.

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wild rye?a1500

lyme-grass1776

1776 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Veg. Great Brit. I. 64 Lymegrass...Elymus.

1787 E. Darwin et al. tr. C. Linnaeus et al. Families of Plants I. 52.

1854 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers (ed. 4) iii. 299 The lyme grass (Elymus), by binding the sands..with its roots, assists in the resistance to the encroachments of the sea.

b. attributive in the name of a moth.

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1869 E. Newman Illustr. Nat. Hist. Brit. Moths 275 The Lyme Grass (Tapinostola Elymi).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lyme-grass
释义	lyme-grassn. Brit. /ˈlʌɪmɡrɑːs/, /ˈlʌɪmɡras/, U.S. /ˈlaɪmˌɡræs/ Etymology: ? < lime n.¹ with reference to the binding quality of the plant; the spelling is apparently suggested by the modern Latin generic name. a. The name for grasses of the genus Elymus, esp. E. arenarius, a grass which is planted on sand, that its roots may help to keep the sand in its place. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > lyme-grass wild rye?a1500 lyme-grass1776 1776 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Veg. Great Brit. I. 64 Lymegrass...Elymus. 1787 E. Darwin et al. tr. C. Linnaeus et al. Families of Plants I. 52. 1854 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers (ed. 4) iii. 299 The lyme grass (Elymus), by binding the sands..with its roots, assists in the resistance to the encroachments of the sea. b. attributive in the name of a moth. ΚΠ 1869 E. Newman Illustr. Nat. Hist. Brit. Moths 275 The Lyme Grass (Tapinostola Elymi). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1776
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