| 单词 | redshank weed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasredshank weed a. In singular and (esp. in early use) plural. Originally English regional (chiefly northern) and Scottish. Any of several species of persicaria, typically with red stems; esp. = spotted persicaria at persicaria n. Also †redshank weed. Cf. red-leg n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Polygonaceae (dock and allies) > [noun] > bistort and allies adderwortOE arsesmarta1300 persicarya1400 persicaria?a1450 polygonya1500 buckwheat1548 polygonum1562 passions1568 bistort1578 oysterloit1578 goat's wheat1597 peachwort1597 plumbago1597 redshank1597 snake-weed1597 dragonwort1656 smartweed1787 patience dock1796 red-legs1820 passion dock1828 smartgrass1837 mud knotweed1845 jointweed1866 tear-thumb1866 pinch-weed1883 knotweed1884 sachaline1901 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 675 The flowers growe in short eares, and are of a light red purple colour, like those of Redshankes. 1691 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 57 Redshanks; Arsmart. 1776 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Veg. Great Brit. I. 235 Perennial arsmart. Red-shanks. 1807 Session Papers in Sc. National Dict. (1968) VII. at Reid The red-shank weed is very like a young birch, being reddish in colour. 1885 J. G. Baker Flora Eng. Lake District 179 Polygonum Persicaria. L. (Redshanks). Native... Throughout the Lakes, one of the commonest weeds of arable land. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 15 Mar. 128 Fisons 18-15 controls Mayweed, Redshank, Cleavers and Hemp Nettle. 1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 105/2 Redshank, P. maculosa, a miniaturised bistort, is an abundant annual of open and cultivated ground. < as lemmas |
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