| 单词 | riband-weed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasriband-weed riband-weed n. now rare any of several seaweeds having a long, flat, ribless thallus; esp. the sugar wrack, Laminaria saccharina. ΚΠ 1821 S. F. Gray Nat. Arrangem. Brit. Plants I. 383 Ribband-weed. 1836 Sat. Mag. Suppl. May 211/1 The encouragement given of late years to the making of beds and mattresses from one of the Ulvæ, commonly known as the riband-weed, is also likely to be an incitement to their industry. 1914 A. E. Gathorne-Hardy My Happy Hunting Grounds xv. 253 There is no refuge here, except a little riband-weed, which is as useless for shelter as it is for holding food. < as lemmas |
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