| 单词 | scurvy grasses |
| 释义 | scurvy /skûrˈvi/adjective
A disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C when the diet is devoid of fresh fruit and vegetables, characterized by spongy and bleeding gums followed by subcutaneous bleeding ORIGIN: scurf; the application to the disease helped by similarity of sound to scorbutic scurˈvily adverb
scurˈviness noun scurvy grass noun A cruciferous plant (Cochlearia officinalis) used by sailors to treat scurvy |
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