单词 | tarweed |
释义 | tarweed in British English (ˈtɑːˌwiːd) noun a generic term for plants belonging to the sunflower family because of their resinous secretion and pungent scent tarweed in American English (ˈtɑːrˌwid) noun any of several resinous or gummy, composite plants of the genus Grindelia, having solitary flower heads Word origin [1865–70, Amer.; tar1 + weed1]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: black belt, dunk, maverick, racism, springboard |
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