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germander

/jer-man-der/US // dʒərˈmæn dər //UK // (dʒɜːˈmændə) //

胚芽菜,蛭子,胚芽菜花,肠胃炎

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Teucrium, of the mint family, as T. chamaedrys, of Europe, and T. canadense, of eastern North America.

Examples

  • He was baptized—as German or Germaine (Germander is a corruption)—in 1573.

  • The nearest indication of the date of this letter is found in the mention of Sir Germander Pool.

  • People confound it sometimes with the germander–speedwell, another lovely flower of May and June.

  • Among the plants so affected are the germander speedwell, wild thyme, ground-ivy, and others to which we shall afterwards advert.

  • Or geue theim posset ale hote with rosemary, dittane, & germander.

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