| 单词 | red broomrape |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred broomrape red broomrape n. a reddish Eurasian broomrape, Orobanche alba, which grows as a root parasite of thyme and other plants of the family Lamiaceae ( Labiatae). ΚΠ 1807 J. E. Smith Eng. Bot. XXV. 1786 Orobanche rubra. Red Fragrant Broom-rape... This curious species of Orobanche, which appears to be hitherto entirely undescribed, was discovered by John Templeton, Esq. growing plentifully on the basaltic rock at Cavehill near Belfast..1805.] 1821 W. J. Hooker Flora Scotica i. xiv. 191 O[robanche] rubra (red Broom-Rape), stem simple, cor. tubular, its upper lip 2-lobed lower one in 3 equal obtuse lobes, stam. partially glanduloso-pilose, style glabrous. 1950 J. E. Lousley Wild Flowers of Chalk & Limestone xiv. 197 Red Broomrape, Orobanche alba (which sometimes has whitish flowers in the Alps), has been found on the scars in several places [sc. in Wensleydale]. 1983 Times 30 Sept. 2/8 The names of the wild flowers are a poem in themselves:..squinancy-wort, bluegrass, red goosefoot, red broomrape, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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