| 单词 | sun grass |
| 释义 | > as lemmassun grass sun grass n. a grass which thrives in sunny conditions, spec. †(a) Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon; (b) cogon grass, Imperata cylindrica. [In quot. 1810 probably reflecting a folk-etymological association of doob n. with the unrelated Hindi dhūp sunlight.] ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > dog's-tooth dog's tooth1600 Bermuda grass1801 Bahama grass1808 doob1810 sun grass1810 yard-grass1822 quick grass1838 kweek grass1904 1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 259 The kind of grass prepared for horses, is the doob, or sun-grass, nearly corresponding with our fine creeping-bent. 1878 Stray Feathers Dec. 285 The nest is a deep cup externally of fine grasses, internally of the downy tops of the Sun grass. 1911 Texas Dept. Agric. Bull. No. 20 7 It [sc. Bermuda] is a sun grass, and is truly at home in the Gulf States. 1974 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Post 3 Feb. e3/1 Sun grass..is used as standard thatched roofing on village houses in Bangladesh. 2003 Ambio 32 121/2 Most of the hills..are now denuded and covered with small bushes, vines and poor undergrowth of sun-grass (Imperata cylindrica). < as lemmas |
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