| 单词 | staff vine |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstaff vine staff vine n. any plant of the genus Celastrus (family Celastraceae), comprising climbing shrubs mostly native to warm and tropical regions of the Americas, Asia, and Australia; esp. the North American species Celastrus scandens; cf. earlier staff tree n.Also called bittersweet (cf. bittersweet n. 4b). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > non-British climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > North American woodbine1624 Virginia vine1629 staff-tree1633 Virginia creeper?1703 climbing vine1760 mayflower1778 pepper vine1783 arbutus1785 trailing arbutus1785 pipe vine1803 Ampelopsis1805 ground-laurel1814 waxwork1818 ivory plum1828 fever twig1830 yerba buena1847 mountain pink1850 New England mayflower1855 creeping snowberry1856 Virginian creeper1856 May blossom1871 sand verbena1880 staff-vine1884 the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > non-British climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > other non-British climbing plants bull-hoof1756 Russian vine1840 1830 C. S. Rafinesque Med. Flora U.S. II. 206 Celastrus scandens, L. Fevertwig, Staff vine, Bittersweet. 1910 A. Lounsberry Gardens near Sea viii. 93 Near many seaside gardens, the American bittersweet, or staff vine, Celastrus scandens, can be used to cover rough roadside walls. 1995 A. Shackleton tr. K. Jacobi Shrubs 87/3 Some plants such as Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) and staff vine (Celastrus) will only flower on older wood. 2008 P. Rowland Bowerbirds v. 66 The Regent Bowerbird feeds mainly on the fruits of native plants, including..Large Staff Vine (Celastrus subspicata). < as lemmas |
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