单词 | viper's grass |
释义 | > as lemmasviper's grass viper's grass n. a plant of the genus Scorzonera, esp. S. hispanica. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > scorzonera senecio1562 scorzoner1597 viper's grass1597 scorzonera1629 Spanish viper's grass1852 viper's plant1884 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > root vegetables > black salsify scorzoner1597 viper's grass1597 scorzonera1629 black salsify1699 vegetable oyster1806 Spanish viper's grass1852 viper's plant1884 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 596 There be diuers sorts of plants conteined vnder the title of Viperaria, Scorzonera, or Vipers grasse. 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 301 This Spanish Vipers grasse hath diuers long, and somewhat broad leaues. 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 301 This purple flowred Vipers grasse hath long and narrow leaues. 1718 J. Ozell tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Voy. Levant I. 174 A Flower of an inch and half diameter, yellow, like that of the common Vipers-grass. 1842 J. B. Fraser Mesopot. & Assyria xv. 359 East of Mosul, a species of vipers'-grass..abounds, and affords a plentiful nutriment. 1855 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Kitchen Garden 32 Scorzonera, Viper's-Grass, or Spanish Salsify. < as lemmas |
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