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单词 dog's cabbage
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Definition of dog's cabbage in English:

dog's cabbage

noun
rare
  • 1A fleshy plant, Theligonum cynocrambe (family Rubiaceae), grown as a pot-herb in Mediterranean regions.

  • 2Dog's mercury.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in John Browne (1642–?1702/3), surgeon. After Hellenistic Greek κυνοκράμβη from ancient Greek κυνο- + κράμβη.

 
 

Definition of dog's cabbage in US English:

dog's cabbage

noun
rare
  • 1A fleshy plant, Theligonum cynocrambe (family Rubiaceae), grown as a pot-herb in Mediterranean regions.

  • 2Dog's mercury.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in John Browne (1642–?1702/3), surgeon. After Hellenistic Greek κυνοκράμβη from ancient Greek κυνο- + κράμβη.

 
 
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