| 单词 | plant ancestor |
| 释义 | > as lemmasplant ancestor plant ancestor n. ΚΠ 1876 H. Spencer Princ. Sociol. I. i. xxiii. §181 Now if an animal regarded as original progenitor, is therefore reverentially treated; so..may we expect the plant-ancestor will be. 1936 A. V. Kidder in B. C. Hedrick et al. Classic Southwest (1973) ii. 20 Some other plant ancestor, as yet undiscovered, perhaps even extinct as a result of maize culture in the lands favorable to its growth, may exist, or have existed, in South America. 2003 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 25 Aug. 20 Broccoli, turnips, cabbage, radishes, cauliflowers and mustard were all bred by man from a single plant ancestor. < as lemmas |
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