请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 gypsywort
释义

gypsywort

/ˈdʒɪpsɪwəːt /
(also gipsywort)
noun
A white-flowered Eurasian plant of the mint family, which grows in damp habitats.
  • Lycopus europaeus, family Labiatae.
The wetter areas allow such plants as ragged robin, marsh marigold and gipsywort to flourish....
  • A brief stop at a man-made lake allowed us to see gipsywort, as well as other waterside vegetation and both yellow and white waterlilies.
  • However, it now joins list of plants recorded that are said to prefer moister soils: square-stalked St. John's wort, gipsywort, marsh thistle, greater bird's foot trefoil.

Origin

Late 18th century: so named because it was reputed to have been used by Gypsies to stain the skin brown.

随便看

 

英语词典包含243303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。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 5:54:38