| 单词 | water primrose |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater primrose water primrose n. (a) the water violet Hottonia palustris, which is a member of the primrose family (now rare); (b) any of various aquatic or waterside plants of the genus Ludwigia (family Onagraceae), having yellow, primrose-like flowers; esp. Ludwigia hexapetala, native to tropical America but naturalized elsewhere and often considered an invasive weed. ΚΠ 1869 W. Houghton Country Walks Naturalist i. 8 Willy will tell us that the word palustris means ‘marshy’, in allusion to the places where the water primrose is found growing. 1908 T. Mackay Reminisc. Albert Pell v. 103 The hottonia, or water-primrose, adorns most of the dykes with a tall spike of delicate pink flowers. 1940 N. C. Fassett Man. Aquatic Plants 261 (heading) Water primrose, primrose willow. 1973 Times 4 Oct. 25/4 The importance of this moth for biological control is that it attacks the creeping water-primrose, Ludwigia adscendens. 2014 Guardian (Nexis) 7 Apr. 32 From this month, selling the water fern, parrot's feather and water primrose is banned and could attract a £5,000 fine. < as lemmas |
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