| 单词 | witchweed |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswitchweed witchweed n. any of various parasitic plants; esp. any of various African and Asian species of the genus Striga (family Orobanchaceae), which have small bright flowers and infest legumes and grasses, including cereal crops such as maize, sorghum, and rice; (also) such plants collectively. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > poisonous or harmful plants > parasitic plants > [noun] > other beech-drops1815 rafflesia1822 Scotchman hugging the (also a) Creole1828 Brugmansia1832 John Crow nose1844 pinedrops1848 nettle-blight1849 Scotch attorney1864 Jim Crow's nose1866 witchweed1881 devil's guts1889 1881 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 Dec. 10/2 We have in England one or two other common parasitic plants, such as the little twining red dodder,..and the strange flesh-coloured tooth-wort, a famous witch-weed. 1904 Times 25 July 12/3 Complaints..were constantly being received..of damage done..to the mealie..crop by..rooi-bloom or witch weed. 1972 D. A. Roberts & C. W. Boothroyd Fund. Plant Pathol. iii. 35 The witchweeds (Striga spp.) attack the roots of their hosts. 2003 Guardian 18 Sept. (Life section) 6/5 The curse of poor farmers on poor land in Africa is witchweed, or striga. < as lemmas |
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