| 单词 | culver's root |
| 释义 | Culver's rootnounthe root of a tall plant, Veronicastrum virginicum, of the figwort family, having spikelike clusters of small, white, tubular flowers, used in medicine as a cathartic and emetic. the plant. Origin of Culver's root1710–20, Americanism; named after Dr. Culver, 17th–18th-century American physician Words nearby Culver's rootcultus coolee, culver, Culver City, culver hole, culverin, Culver's root, culvert, Culzean Castle, cum, cumacean, Cumae Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Culver's rootCulver's root Culver's physic/ (ˈkʌlvəz) / nouna tall North American scrophulariaceous plant, Veronicastrum virginicum, having spikes of small white or purple flowers the dried roots of this plant, formerly used as a cathartic and emetic Word Origin for Culver's rootC19: named after a Dr Culver, 18th-century American physician 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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