单词 | spanish needles |
释义 | Spanish needles in American English US 1. a bur marigold (Bidens bipinnata) of the E U.S. 2. its barbed fruit Spanish needles in American Englishnoun 1. (used with a sing v) a composite plant, Bidens bipinnata, having achenes with downwardly barbed awns 2. (used with a pl v) the achenes themselves Word origin [1735–45, Amer.; in allusion to its tropical American origin]This word is first recorded in the period 1735–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: butternut, influenza, tandem, tutorial, washboardExamples of 'Spanish needles' in a sentence |
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