| 单词 | stickweed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstickweed stickweed n. North American any of various North American plants having small hooked or barbed seeds which easily adhere to fur, clothing, etc., esp. ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia (family Asteraceae). Also with distinguishing word. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Umbelliferae (umbellifers) > [noun] > ragweed or ambrosia oak of Cappadocia1597 stickweed1705 ragweed1790 hogweed1811 1705 R. Beverley Hist. Virginia iii. iv. 15 They have no Salt among them, but for seasoning, use the Ashes of Hiccory, Stickweed, or some other Wood or Plant, affording a Salt ash. 1768 J. Hill Veg. Syst. XIII. 35 Genus XVIII. Stickweed. Triumfetta. 1806 M. L. Weems Life G. Washington (ed. 5) i. 4 He will drop his false foliage and fruit, and stand forth confessed in native stickweed sterility and worthlessness. 1891 Bull. W. Va. Agric. Exper. Station No. 19 124 Stickweed, White Devil, (Aster lateriflorus). 1922 W. Scheppegrell Hayfever & Asthma iii. 41 The most common hayfever weed in the United States (Ambrosia elatior) is known in various sections by the following names: ‘ragweed’,..‘stickweed’,..and ‘hayfever weed’. 2010 Appalachian Heritage 38 23 As we turned into the stickweed patch the sparrows fluttered up from the ground. < as lemmas |
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