| 单词 | spanish dagger |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSpanish dagger Spanish dagger n. (see quot. 1866); also more generally, one of several species of Yucca, esp. Y. gloriosa. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > yuccas yucca1664 Adam's Needle1730 bear grass1750 Spanish Bayonet1823 yucca-tree1828 Spanish dagger1859 dagger-plant1866 dasylirion1880 sotol1881 soap-weed1884 1859 A. Van Buren Jottings Sojourn in South 108 A tall ‘Spanish dagger’ stood leaning its crested head. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1075/2 Spanish dagger, a West Indian name for Yucca aloifolia. 1939 G. B. Pickwell Deserts 25/1 Spanish daggers bloom in deserts. 1975 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 3 Aug. 3/4 The Spanish Dagger, with fruits that are eaten raw, baked on hot stones, made into jelly or dried for winter use. < as lemmas |
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