单词 | beggarweed |
释义 | beggarweed[ beg-er-weed ] / ˈbɛg ərˌwid / nounany of various tick trefoils, especially Desmodium tortuosum, grown for forage in subtropical regions. Chiefly British. any weed that impoverishes soil. Origin of beggarweedFirst recorded in 1875–80; beggar + weed1 Words nearby beggarweedbeggar-my-neighbor, beggar-my-neighbour, Beggars can't be choosers, beggar's-lice, beggar-ticks, beggarweed, beggary, beggar-your-neighbor, begging bowl, begging letter, Beghard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for beggarweed
British Dictionary definitions for beggarweedbeggarweed / (ˈbɛɡəˌwiːd) / nounany of various leguminous plants of the genus Desmodium, esp D. purpureum of the Caribbean, grown in the southern US as forage plants and to improve the soilSee also tick trefoil Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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