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thoroughwort

/thur-oh-wurt, -wawrt, -uh-wurt, -uh-wawrt, thuhr-/US // ˈθɜr oʊˌwɜrt, -wɔrt, -əˌwɜrt, -əˌwɔrt, ˈθʌr- //

蒲公英,彻骨草,蒲公英属植物,彻头彻尾

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : boneset.

Examples

  • I suppose she thought my guilt would bring its own punishment, for she probably knew the thoroughwort would make me sick.

  • O, there is nothing equal to thoroughwort for keeping out the cold.

  • But dont forget to first take a dose of the thoroughwort syrup.

  • Says I, "Cease instantly, or my sickness will increase; for such talk is like thoroughwort or lobelia to my moral stomach."

  • The first person he met was Miss Persis Tame, who turned her back and fell to picking thoroughwort blossoms as he came up.