| 单词 | water germander |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater germander water germander n. a small perennial herbaceous plant found in marshy habitats in temperate Eurasia, Teucrium scordium (family Lamiaceae), having pinkish-purple flowers and leaves which have a strong scent when crushed. ΚΠ 1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. G.iv Scordium..maye be called in englishe water Germander or Garleke Germander. 1691 G. Miege New State Eng. i. vi. 33 The Herb called Scordium, or Water Germander (of which the Cordial Dioscordium is made) grows here [sc. in Cambridgeshire] also very plentifully. 1826 E. P. Reid Hist. & Lit. Bot. III. 10 The water germander grows naturally in the Isle of Ely, and other fenny parts of England; its leaves are used for medicinal purposes. 2002 Guardian 18 Sept. i. 8/7 Pennyroyal, fen orchid and water germander exist only in protected sites of special scientific interest. < as lemmas |
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