| 单词 | red withy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred withy red withy n. †(a) = red sallow n. (b) (obsolete); (b) English regional amphibious bistort, Persicaria amphibia (rare). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > willow and allies > [noun] > osier or basket willow osierc1175 withenc1230 osier tree1500 red withy?1523 spert1578 gelster1670 osier willow1693 red saugh1776 red sallow1798 red osier1807 sedge-willow1908 ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxxixv To make a hedge..reed wethy is beste in marsshe grounde. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. lxvii. 744 That whiche hath the reddish barke, is called..in English, Red Withy, and the better sort therof is called Red sperte. 1612 R. Ch. Olde Thrift newly Revived 49 The Withie, of which are said to be 4 kinds, that is, the , and red Withie, osier Withie. 1691 J. Aubrey Let. 5 Aug. in Corr. J. Ray (1848) 238 I do think there is a greater variety of Withys than you mention; a bencher of the Middle Temple is very curious in them, but he prefers the red withy. 1725 R. Bradley Surv. Anc. Husb. 298 There are two principal Sorts of Withies, which are the hoary and the red Withy. 1963 J. P. Savidge et al. Travis's Flora S. Lancs. 239 P[olygonum] amphibium L. Amphibious Bistort, ‘Red Withy’. < as lemmas |
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