| 单词 | ringworm bush |
| 释义 | > as lemmasringworm bush ringworm bush n. a tropical American leguminous shrub, Senna alata (formerly Cassia alata) (family Caesalpiniaceae ( Leguminosae)), having leaves which have been used as a remedy for various skin conditions including ringworm. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > cassia or senna senna1543 sene1580 cassia1688 ringworm bush1756 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 224 The Ring-worm Bush... The juice of the leaves or buds is said to cure the ring-worms. 1846 Med. Times Feb. 14/2 There is cassia alata, or ringworm bush... This is a showy plant, with a subherbaceous stem, rising in rich soils to a height of from six to eight feet. 1954 E. W. Eckey Veg. Fats & Oils xv. 480 C[assia] alata is a tropical plant known as the ringworm bush because the juice of its leaves has been used as a ringworm remedy. 1997 Atlanta (Georgia) Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 1 June 6 The nearly 100 species of mostly wild, mostly tropical, legumes—snout beans, velvet beans, ringworm bush and lead tree—..hold the promise of something more tantalizing. < as lemmas |
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