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单词 tread-softly
释义

tread-softlyn.

Etymology: < imperative of tread v. + softly adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtread-ˌsoftly.
A name for a herbaceous perennial stinging plant (Jatropha urens var. stimulosa) of the southern United States; the spurge-nettle.
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1814 F. Pursh Flora Amer. Septentrionalis II. 602 Jatropha stimulosa..is a very injurious weed.., as it ruins the Negroes' feet when they tread upon it; from which it is known by the name of Tread-softly.
1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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