| 单词 | mouth-root |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmouth-root mouth-root n. U.S. a small North American plant of shady swamps, Coptis trifolia (family Ranunculaceae), which has an astringent root reputed to cure sore mouths; also called goldthread. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Ranunculaceae (crowfoot and allies) > [noun] > gold-thread gold thread1778 mouth-root1785 1785 M. Cutler in Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 1 457 Goldenthread. Mouth Root... The roots are astringent, and of a bitterish taste. Chewed in the mouth they cure apthas and cankerous sores. 1859 W. Darlington & G. Thurber Amer. Weeds & Useful Plants 31 Coptis trifolia... A domestic remedy for the sore mouths of children; whence the name ‘Mouth-root’. 1931 W. N. Clute Common Names Plants 123 The canker-root (Coptis trifolia) or mouth-root, as it is called,..continues to hold its place among medicines for the cure of sore mouth. 1969 Farmers & Consumers Market Bull. (Georgia Dept. Agric.) 23 Sept. 8/1 Goldthread or mouthroot..is a decorative little plant that abundantly carpets the northern bogs. < as lemmas |
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