| 单词 | melon thistle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmelon thistle melon thistle n. = melon-cactus n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > melon-cactus pope's head1699 melon thistle1725 Turk's head1725 Melocactus1731 Turk's cap1731 melon-cactus1845 1725 R. Bradley Hist. Succulent Plants iii. 11/2 This Melon-Thistle is brought to us from the Cape of Good-Hope. 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 410 The smaller melon thistle..is tubercled all over. 1926 W. Fawcett & A. B. Rendle Flora Jamaica V. 283 Melocactus communis, Turk's Head, Turk's Cap, Pope's Head, Melon Thistle. 1986 N.Y. Times 5 Sept. c25/2 She brings the same botanical knowhow to exotica such as the cactus-like Melon Thistle. < as lemmas |
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