| 单词 | bastard rocket |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbastard rocket bastard rocket n. (a) any of several plants of the genus Reseda (family Resedaceae), esp. mignonette, R. odorata (cf. dyer's rocket n. at dyer n. Compounds 2); (b) any of several plants of the genera Brassica and Erucastrum (family Brassicaceae) (cf. rocket n.4). ΚΠ 1739 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. II Reseda, Bastard-rocket. 1830 J. C. Loudon Hortus Britannicus 264 Pseudo-erucastrum... Bast [ard] Rocket. 1857 Gentleman's Mag. July 51 We might make a perfect catalogue of the wild plants that delight in the chalk—as bastard rocket, or wild mignonette.., toad-flax, and many more. 1940 E. R. Spencer Just Weeds iii. 129 One of the meanest weeds of small grain fields is what is known as Wild mustard, Field mustard, Charlock.., Bastard-rocket.., and Yellow flower. 1995 W. G. Sheat & G. Schoefield Compl. Gardening S. Afr. 215/2 Reseda odorata Mignonette, Bastard Rocket. < as lemmas |
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