单词 | mustard shrub |
释义 | > as lemmasmustard shrub mustard shrub n. a pungent tropical American shrub, Capparis cynophallophora (family Capparaceae). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorny berry-bush > [noun] > caper and allies capera1382 dog bramble1567 dog's apple1567 mustard shrub1756 rat-bean1879 caper-plant1882 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 247 The Mustard Shrub... This plant is..strongly impregnated with an acrid volatile salt, like most of the mustard tribe, among whom it ought to be placed. 1914 W. Fawcett & A. B. Rendle Flora Jamaica III. 233 Mustard shrub... The plant has a pungent smell and taste, whence the common name. < as lemmas |
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