| 单词 | sea ruppia |
| 释义 | > as lemmassea ruppia A plant of the genus Ruppia, the sole member of the family Ruppiaceae (formerly included in the pondweed family, Potamogetonaceae), comprising plants found in shallow brackish or saline water, having thread-like leaves with small flowers borne on long, frequently coiled stems which float on the surface of the water at maturity, esp. (more fully sea ruppia) the wigeon-grass, R. maritima. Also: the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) I. 127. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > other aquatic plants sea-purslane1548 frog-bit1578 heartwort1578 milkwort1578 water dragon1578 water-liverwort1578 water milfoil1578 water milfoil1578 water radish1578 arrowhead1597 saltwort1597 water archer1597 calla1601 water-rocket1605 sea rocket1611 water archer1617 water chickweed1633 water purslane1633 arsesmart1640 water hyssop1653 water thyme1655 water serpent1659 Myriophyllum1754 least water plantain1756 mud-weed1756 Thalia1756 water-leaf1756 marsh liverwort1760 bastard plantain1762 wool-weed1765 Ruppia1770 goat's foot1773 pipewort1776 blinking chickweed1777 mudwort1789 arrowleaf1805 water-target1814 water willow1814 felwort1816 water shield1817 mermaid weed1822 mud plantain1822 hydrilla1824 blinks1835 crystalwort1846 naiad1846 waterwort1846 arrow weed1848 willow-thorn1857 lattice leaf1866 marsh flower1866 bonnet1869 lattice plant1877 sea-ash1884 alligator weed1887 water parsley1891 water hyacinth1897 lirio1926 neverwet1927 1770 C. Milne Bot. Dict. at Inundatæ Adanson pretends, with what foundation I know not, that the flowers in ruppia are likewise male and female upon the same spike. 1793 J. E. Smith Eng. Bot. II. 136 Potamogeton marinum most resembles the Ruppia, but even before flowering it may be distinguished by its leaves, for the most part being not so membranous. 1850 A. Pratt Chapters Common Things Sea-side i. 72 He may chance to meet with that interesting plant, the Sea Ruppia, or Tassel-grass, (Ruppia maritima); flower it can hardly be called, since it has no gay petals to distinguish it. 1885 N.Z. Jrnl Sci. 2 470 In many water plants we find that (as in Ruppia) the flowers are borne up by long stalks until they reach the surface of the water. 1924 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 10 286 The Ruppias at these stations were perennial plants, persisting throughout the year. 1953 Brownsville (Texas) Herald 7 June 9/2 We plan to plant Ruppia, commonly known as widgeon-grass. 2005 A. Brearley E. Hodgkin's Swanland viii. 390 Ruppia is also eaten by fish such as mullet and bream. < as lemmas |
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