| 单词 | pearlwort spurrey |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspearlwort spurrey pearlwort spurrey n. †(a) an alpine pearlwort, Sagina saginoides, resembling, and formerly classified as, a kind of spurrey (genus Spergula) (obsolete); (b) a kind of spurrey, Spergula morisonii, introduced to arable land in parts of the British Isles from central Europe. ΚΠ 1777 W. Curtis Flora Londinensis I. Pl. 139 Spergula saginoides. Pearlwort Spurrey. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 688/1 [Spergula] Saginoides, pearlwort spurrey, has smooth, linear, opposite leaves. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXII. 333/2 Spergula saginoides, pearl-wort spurrey, and S. subulata, awl-shaped spurrey, are also natives of Great Britain. 1997 C. Stace New Flora Brit. Isles (ed. 2) 210 S. morisonii Boreau—Pearlwort Spurrey. pearlwort spurrey pearlwort spurrey n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Caryophyllaceae (chickweeds and allies) > [noun] > spurrey or spurries spurrey1577 frank1578 spur wort1640 knotted spurrey1771 pearlwort spurrey1797 awl-shaped spurrey1828 spergula1836 sand spurrey1866 sand spurry1866 spurreys1882 sandwort spurrey1887 1797 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 688/1 Spergula saginoides, pearl~wort spurrey, has smooth, linear, opposite leaves. < as lemmas |
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