| 单词 | vegetable brimstone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvegetable brimstone 2. vegetable brimstone: the inflammable spores of Lycopodium clavatum and Selago, sometimes employed in the manufacture of fireworks. ΚΠ 1866 in J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. vegetable brimstone vegetable brimstone n. now rare a finely-grained flammable powder consisting of the spores of a club moss (genus Lycopodium); = lycopodium n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other vegetable materials > [noun] > lycopodium witch meal1792 lycopodium1836 vegetable brimstone1838 lycopode1866 vegetable sulphur1887 1838 Ann. Nat. Hist. Aug. 428 This substance is largely collected, and applied to different purposes, being known by the vulgar name of vegetable brimstone or lycopode. 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 70 The powder contained in the spore~cases of Lycopodium clavatum and Selago..is employed under the name of Lycopode, or vegetable brimstone,..in the manufacture of fireworks, and..to roll up pills. 1904 H. Eastman New Eng. Ferns 127 It [sc. lycopodium spores] is sometimes called vegetable brimstone, and is used in the manufacture of fireworks. < as lemmas |
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