单词 | bird's-foot fenugreek |
释义 | > as lemmasbird's-foot fenugreek bird's-foot fenugreek n. now somewhat rare a clover with pale green leaves, white or pale pink papilionaceous flowers, and straight seed pods, Trifolium ornithopodioides; = bird's-foot clover n. (b). [Compare scientific Latin ornithopodioides , the specific epithet of this plant (S. F. Gray 1821: see quot. 1821).] ΚΠ 1821 S. F. Gray Nat. Arrangem. Brit. Plants II. 606 Trigonella ornithopodioides. Bird's-foot fenugreek-trefoil.] 1853 Naturalist 3 249 Here also is Trigonella ornithopodioides, (Bird's-foot Fenugreek,) a rare plant, with bunches of pods like birds' feet. 1997 C. N. Page Ferns of Brit. & Ireland (ed. 2) 427/2 A fuller list of species recorded in Guernsey is given by Ryan, who adds especially Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile), Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis), various Trefoils including Birdsfoot Fenugreek (Trifolium ornithopodioides) [etc.] < as lemmas |
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