| 单词 | venus's comb |
| 释义 | > as lemmasVenus's comb Venus's comb n. the shepherd's needle, Scandix Pecten-Veneris. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Umbelliferae (umbellifers) > [noun] > shepherd's needle pookneedlea1425 shepherd's needle1562 needle chervil1578 wild chervil1578 lady's comb1597 Venus needle1597 Venus's comb1597 pink needle1611 crow-needle1733 needle1793 Adam's Needle1872 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 884 Pecten Veneris, siue Scandix. Shepheards Needle, or Venus combe. 1671 S. Skinner & T. Henshaw Etymologicon Linguæ Anglicanæ Venus-Comb. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Scandyx, venus comb... The flower is of the rosaceous kind, consisting of several petals, which are arranged in a circular order on a cup. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xvii. 245 Venus's Comb is remarkable for long processes or beaks terminating the seeds. 1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants Venus' Comb, from the slender tapering beaks of the seed-vessels being set together like the teeth of a comb. < as lemmas |
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