| 单词 | paddy lucerne |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPaddy lucerne Paddy lucerne n. [ < paddy n.2 + lucerne n.2; for an alternative etymology deriving the first element from paddy n.1 see quot. 1958] Australian = Paddy's lucerne n. at Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1888 Proc. Linn. Soc. New S. Wales 3 391 Sida rhombifolia..called ‘Paddy lucerne’ on the Richmond and Clarence Rivers, New South Wales, and ‘Lucerne’ in other parts of the colony (cows being very fond of it). 1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Paddy lucern, a tropical malvaceous weed (sida rhombifolia) introduced into Australia, where it is a pest in some localities. It yields a coarse fiber. 1958 J. N. Whittet Weeds (1968) 319 In India, paddy lucerne was one of the so-called ‘hemps’ which were grown and sent to Europe... By reason of its invasion of paddy (rice) fields, the name paddy lucerne was applied to the weed. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。