单词 | oak of cappadocia |
释义 | > as lemmasoak of Cappadocia ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Umbelliferae (umbellifers) > [noun] > ragweed or ambrosia oak of Cappadocia1597 stickweed1705 ragweed1790 hogweed1811 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 950 The fragrant smell that this kinde of Ambrosia, or Oke of Cappadocia yeeldeth, hath mooued the Poets to suppose that this herbe was meate and foode for the gods. 1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum i. xxxi. 88 The Oake of Cappadocia from a long slender roote..sendeth forth one hoary white striped,or straked stalke. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Chenopodium Ambrosioides Mexican Orach, commonly call'd Oak of Cappadocia. 1862 Proc. Essex (Mass.) Inst. 1856–60 2 99 Oak of Cappadocia. Ambrosia artemisiæfolia, the Roman Wormwood or Bitter weed: a troublesome plant in potato fields. 1901 Lady's Realm 10 654/2 We sought for stickadove, oak of Cappadocia, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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