Queen Anne's lace

Queen Anne's lace
Queen Anne's lace
Queen′ Anne's′ lace′
n.
Noun | 1. | ![]() |
单词 | queen anne's lace | |||
释义 | Queen Anne's lace![]() Queen Anne's laceQueen Anne's laceQueen′ Anne's′ lace′n.
Queen Anne's laceQueen Anne's laceorwild carrot,herb (Daucus carota) of the family Umbelliferae (carrotcarrot,common name for some members of the Umbelliferae, a family (also called the parsley family) of chiefly biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions. Most are characterized by aromatic foliage, a dry fruit that splits when mature, and an umbellate inflorescence ..... Click the link for more information. family), native to the Old World but naturalized and often weedy throughout North America. Similar in appearance to the cultivated carrot (which is believed to have been derived from this plant), it has feathery foliage but a woody root. The tiny white flowers bloom in a lacy, flat-topped cluster (called an umbel) until they wither, when the cluster becomes nest-shaped (whence another of its names, bird's nest). The plant was formerly used in folk medicine as a diuretic and a stimulant. Queen Anne's lace is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta , division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem). ..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Apiales, family Umbelliferae. Queen Anne's lace
Synonyms for Queen Anne's lace
|
|||
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含2567994条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。