| 单词 | russian thistle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRussian thistle Russian thistle n. North American the tumbleweed Salsola kali (family Chenopodiaceae), a creeping prickly herb native to Eurasia, accidentally introduced to North America where it has become an invasive weed; also called saltwort. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Chenopodiaccae (goose-foot and allies) > [noun] > glasswort or barilla glass-weed1568 alkali1578 kali1578 glasswort1597 rock samphire1597 saltwort1597 soda1658 barilla1766 kelpwort1787 Salsola1801 roly-poly1857 Russian thistle1884 1884 Alton (Iowa) Rev. 14 Nov. 2/1 The Russian thistle is abroad in the land—claimed to have been brought over by the Dakota Mennonites. 1939 National Geographic Mag. Aug. 262/2 The Russian thistle..is a relative of beets and spinach in the family of the ‘goosefoots’. 1996 L. Erdrich Tales of Burning Love 363 She spun like a top and tumbled along the pointed tips of drifts, light as a balled dry weed, a Russian thistle. Russian thistle Categories » Russian thistle n. U.S. a species of saltwort, Salsola Tragus, with prickly stems, introduced from Russia into South Dakota with flax-seed, and now abundant as a weed in that and neighbouring States. < as lemmas |
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