| 单词 | blue dandelion |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblue dandelion blue dandelion n. now rare either of two composite plants with blue flowers somewhat resembling those of the dandelion, chicory, Cichorium intybus, and a wild lettuce, Lactuca sonchifolia, which also has toothed dandelion-like leaves. ΚΠ 1856 Lect. Amer. Instit. Instr. ii. 37 I have known a child at first sight call the succory a blue dandelion..its little eye detected the similarity of form and the dissimilarity of colour. 1871 W. Robinson Hardy Flowers 155/2 Lactuca sonchifolia (Blue Dandelion).—An interesting and uncommon perennial. 1957 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 18 Aug. (Woman's section) 13 Chicory, bane to the farmer... Because of the leaf and flower shape, it is known also as Blue Dandelion. < as lemmas |
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