单词 | needle whin |
释义 | > as lemmasneedle whin needle whin n. = needle furze n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorn-tree or -bush > [noun] > needle-furze petty whin1551 needle furze1597 prick-grass1616 eagle-flower1718 needle greenweed1796 needle whin1847 heather-whin1853 moor-whin1853 moss-whin1853 needle gorse1893 1847 C. C. Babington Man. Brit. Bot. (ed. 2) 73 G[enista] anglica (L.)... Moist peaty heaths... Needle Whin. 1890 Daily News 8 Sept. 3/1 Though there is plenty of needle-whin in places, its green spines are too tender to goad the hides of horses much. 1961 R. W. Butcher New Illustr. Brit. Flora I. 560 The Needle Whin is a small, spreading,..thorny, glabrous shrub..found commonly on heaths and moors on acid soils in Great Britain. < as lemmas |
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