| 单词 | wigeon grass |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswigeon grass wigeon grass n. (chiefly in form widgeon grass) (originally) a type of seagrass growing along the coastlines of North America and Eurasia, Zostera marina (family Zosteraceae), having long, grass-like leaves; (in later use) a widespread salt-tolerant aquatic plant growing in brackish waters, Ruppia maritima (family Ruppiaceae), having thin, thread-like leaves; cf. wigeon weed n. Z. marina and R. maritima are important sources of food for many species of waterfowl. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > algae > seaweed > [noun] > grass-wrack sweet-grass1577 grass wrack1633 grass weed1658 eel-grass1790 zostera1819 sea-wrack grass1836 sea-grass1857–8 wigeon grass1857 wigeon weed1893 zos-grass1937 1857 Nat. Hist. Rev. 4 51 During winter they [sc. widgeon] feed on the zostera, called by the peasantry widgeon-grass. 1878 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Widgeon-grass. Zostera marina, L. 1953 Brownsville (Texas) Herald 7 June 9/2 We plan to plant Ruppia, commonly known as widgeon-grass. 2000 D. Winegar Longstreet Highroad Guide Chesapeake Bay 12 Wigeon grass (Ruppia maritima) tolerates very brackish water and eelgrass (Zostera marina) can live in pure seawater. < as lemmas |
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