| 单词 | bitter vetch |
| 释义 | bitter1 /bitˈər/adjective
Any substance having a bitter taste, esp a type of beer ORIGIN: OE biter, from bītan to bite bittˈerish adjective bittˈerly adverb bittˈerness noun bittˈers plural noun A liquid prepared from bitter herbs or roots, and used to aid digestion or stimulate appetite, or to flavour drinks bitter aloes see aloe bittˈer-apple noun A type of cucumber, the colocynth bittˈer-cress noun Cardamine bittˈer-earth noun Magnesia bittˈer-king noun An intensely bitter shrub of the quassia family, growing in the Malay Archipelago bitter lemon noun A lemon-flavoured soft drink bitter orange noun The Seville orange, bitter when ripe, used for making marmalade, etc bittˈer-pit noun A disease of apples, etc, characterized by brown spots and depressions bittˈer-root noun An American xerophytic plant (Lewisia rediviva) bittˈer-spar noun Dolomite bittˈersweet noun
bitter vetch see vetch bittˈerwood noun Any of various trees, esp of the family Simarubaceae a bitter pill to swallow Something which is difficult or unpleasant to accept, such as an unwelcome fact the bitter end see bitt vetch /vech/nounAny of various climbing plants of the pea family, usu with blue or purple flowers, often used as fodder ORIGIN: ONFr veche (Fr vesce), from L vicia vetchˈling noun Any plant of the sweet pea genus (Lathyrus) vetchˈy adjective Covered with vetches bitter vetch Various species of the Vicia and Lathyrus genera kidney vetch see under kidney milk vetch A plant of the Astragalus genus |
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