单词 | dogstones |
释义 | Definition of dogstones in English:dogstonesnoun ˈdɒɡˌstəʊnz historical
OriginMid 16th century; earliest use found in William Turner (d. 1568), naturalist and religious controversialist. In some forms from the genitive of dog + the plural of stone; in some forms from dog + the plural of stone; after either classical Latin cynosorchis (itself after Hellenistic Greek κυνὸς ὄρχις) or post-classical Latin testiculus canis; ultimately so called on account of the shape of the tubers. Definition of dogstones in US English:dogstonesnounˈdɒɡˌstəʊnz historical
OriginMid 16th century; earliest use found in William Turner (d. 1568), naturalist and religious controversialist. In some forms from the genitive of dog + the plural of stone; in some forms from dog + the plural of stone; after either classical Latin cynosorchis (itself after Hellenistic Greek κυνὸς ὄρχις) or post-classical Latin testiculus canis; ultimately so called on account of the shape of the tubers. |
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