| 单词 | water starwort |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater starwort water starwort n. any of the small aquatic or mud-dwelling plants that constitute the genus Callitriche (family Plantaginaceae), having thread-like stems, small leaves, and flowers lacking a perianth. ΚΠ 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 681 There is likewise another herbe of small reckoning that floteth vpon the water called Stellaria aquatica or water Starwoort. 1751 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. II. 155 Great tufts of them [sc. stalks] usually appear together, and the upper leaves of each dispose themselves in a sort of radiated manner, so as to resemble a star; and hence it obtained the name of Stellaria Aquatica, and Water Starwort, among the ordinary botanical writers. 1845 Penny Cycl. Suppl. I. 271/1 They are water-plants with smooth leaves, and are known by the name of Water-starworts. 2009 Irish Naturalists' Jrnl. 30 155/1 An introductory section leads the reader through the alchemy that is water-starwort identification. < as lemmas |
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