单词 | muskrat weed |
释义 | > as lemmasmuskrat weed muskrat weed n. (a) any of several poisonous North American plants of the family Apiaceae ( Umbelliferae) , esp. a water hemlock, Cicuta maculata (cf. musquash weed n. (a) at musquash n. Compounds 2); (b) a tall North American meadow rue, Thalictrum polygamum. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Ranunculaceae (crowfoot and allies) > [noun] > thalictrum or meadow rue feathered columbine1629 meadow rue1648 meadow rhubarb1656 Thalictrum1664 rue anemone1817 muskrat weed1830 fen-rue1863 feather-columbine1878 1830 C. S. Rafinesque Med. Flora U.S. II. 264 Water parsnip. Several wild sp...S[ium] rugosum, called Muskrat weed, because muskrats feed on it, and the Indians bait the traps with it. 1892 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 5 91 Thalictrum polygamum, muskrat-weed; musquash weed. 1964 J. M. Kingsbury Poisonous Plants U.S. 373 Water hemlock... A profusion of common names, locally applied, has resulted. Among such names are..muskrat weed. 1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 1105/1 Thalictrum polygamum... Muskrat weed, king-of-the-meadow. < as lemmas |
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