英语词汇“dog grass”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dog grass

/ˈdɒɡ ˌɡrɑːs/ /ˈdɒɡ ˌɡras/

(also dog's-grass, dog-grass)

noun

Any of several kinds of couch grass, specifically common couch, Elymus repens, and the closely related E. caninus, reputed to be eaten by dogs to produce vomiting. Now chiefly North American.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Gerard (c1545–1612), herbalist. In some forms from the genitive of dog + grass; in some forms from dog + grass; compare post-classical Latin gramen caninum, scientific Latin Triticium caninum (Linnaeus Species plantarum I. 86).

单词	dog grass
释义	dog grass /ˈdɒɡ ˌɡrɑːs/ /ˈdɒɡ ˌɡras/ (also dog's-grass, dog-grass) noun Any of several kinds of couch grass, specifically common couch, Elymus repens, and the closely related E. caninus, reputed to be eaten by dogs to produce vomiting. Now chiefly North American. Origin Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Gerard (c1545–1612), herbalist. In some forms from the genitive of dog + grass; in some forms from dog + grass; compare post-classical Latin gramen caninum, scientific Latin Triticium caninum (Linnaeus Species plantarum I. 86).
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