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

blinks

/blɪŋks

(also water blinks)

plural noun [usually treated as singular]

A small fleshy plant with tiny white flowers, which grows in damp and wet habitats in temperate regions. The leaves are sometimes eaten in salads.

Some are found worldwide such as water blinks and brittle-bladder fern....

Photograph and information on this species, commonly known as Blinks, found in damp places.
Blinks is so called because its tiny greenish-white flowers rarely open fully, fancifully as if they were reluctant to face the sun.

Late 17th century: from blink in the sense 'momentary gleam of light' (referring to the small flowers).

单词	blinks
释义	blinks /blɪŋks / (also water blinks) plural noun [usually treated as singular] A small fleshy plant with tiny white flowers, which grows in damp and wet habitats in temperate regions. The leaves are sometimes eaten in salads. Montia fontana, family Portulacaceae. Some are found worldwide such as water blinks and brittle-bladder fern.... Photograph and information on this species, commonly known as Blinks, found in damp places. Blinks is so called because its tiny greenish-white flowers rarely open fully, fancifully as if they were reluctant to face the sun. Origin Late 17th century: from blink in the sense 'momentary gleam of light' (referring to the small flowers).
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