单词 | grapple plant |
释义 | grapple plant in British Englishnoun a herbaceous plant, Harpagophytum procumbens, of southern Africa, whose fruits are covered with large woody barbed hooks: family Pedaliaceae Also called: wait-a-bitgrapple plant in American Englishnoun a procumbent, thorny plant, Harpagophytum procumbens, of southern Africa Also called: wait-a-bit Word origin [1815–25]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aesthetic, artifact, norm, trolley, welterweight |
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