单词 | seaside knot-grass |
释义 | > as lemmasseaside knot-grass 1. The plant Polygonum aviculare, a common weed in waste ground, with numerous intricately-branched creeping stems, and small pale pink flowers; an infusion of it was formerly supposed to stunt the growth. Called by early herbalists †male knot-grass. Also extended to other species of Polygonum, as seaside knot-grass, P. maritimum; Virginian knot-grass, P. virginianum, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > knot-grass swine's grasslOE bird's-tonguea1300 sparrow's-tonguea1400 corrigiolec1400 swinecress?a1425 knot-grass1538 way-grass1565 centinode1611 pinkweed1657 breadwort1736 stone-weed1847 allseed1855 knotwort1864 wire-weed1864 willow weed1866 knotweed1884 a1500 Gl. Sloane 5 in T. O. Cockayne Leechdoms, Wortcunning, & Starcraft (1864–6) III. 319/1 Knotting grass.] < as lemmas |
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