| 单词 | roman sorrel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRoman sorrel Roman sorrel n. [after Middle French, French †ozeille romaine (now oseille romaine ), itself after Dutch †roomsch surckele (both 1557 in the passage translated in quot. 1578)] now rare French sorrel, Rumex scutatus. ΚΠ 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball v. ix. 558 Oxalis Romana. Tours Sorrel or Romayne Sorrel [Fr. en François Ozeille Romaine: en Aleman Roomsch Surckele]. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Ozeille Romaine, Roman Sorrell,..Tours Sorrell. 1776 T. Ellis Gardener's Pocket-calendar i. 89 The Roman Sorrel must be planted two feet asunder each way, because of its creeping roots. 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturalist 658 The French sorrel, syn. Roman sorrel, or round-leaved sorrel, R. scutatus L. is a perennial, a native of France and Italy. 1906 Garden 21 Apr. 220/3 There is a round-leaved variety well worth growing known as Roman Sorrel; it is a hardy perennial and rather acid. < as lemmas |
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