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单词 many-roots
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many-roots

/ˈmɛniruːts/
(also many-root, minnie roots) Caribbean
noun
An erect weed, Ruellia tuberosa (family Acanthaceae), native to the West Indies and northern South America. Also called duppy gun, and (formerly) menow weed, spirit leaf.
  • This plant has bluish funnel-shaped flowers, pods that burst explosively when damp, and multiple tuberous roots that are used medicinally..

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Griffith Hughes (1707–1750). From many + the plural of root.

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