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skunk cabbage英英释义
noun
any of several early-blooming perennial herbs of the arum family that occur in shaded, wet to swampy areas and have a fetid odor suggestive of a skunk:
one (Symplocarpus foetidus) of eastern North America and eastern Asia that has a hoodlike, brownish-purple spathe
one (Lysichiton americanus synonym L. americanum) chiefly of the Pacific coast region of North America that has a large yellow spathe
one (Lysichiton camtschatcensis synonym L. camtschatcense) of eastern Asia that has a large white spathe
skunk cabbage词源英文解释
The first known use of skunk cabbage was in 1751
skunk cabbage儿童词典英英释义
subject1 of 3noun
a person under the authority or control of another
a person who owes loyalty to a monarch or state
a department of knowledge or learning
an individual (as a person or a mouse) that is studied or experimented on
the person or thing discussed : topic
the subject of an essay
a noun or term functioning as a noun about which something is stated in the predicate of a sentence
"child" in "the child threw the ball" is the subject
subject2 of 3adjective
owing obedience or loyalty to another
likely to be affected by
subject to temptation
having a tendency
subject to catching colds
depending on
subject to your approval
subject3 of 3verb
to bring under control or rule
to make responsive to the discipline and control of a superior
to make likely
his poor conduct subjected him to criticism
to cause or force to put up with something difficult, unpleasant, or inconvenient
unwilling to subject us to embarrassment
substancenoun
essential nature : essence
divine substance
the fundamental or essential part, quality, or meaning
the substance of the speech
physical material from which something is made
material of particular or definite chemical constitution
an oily substance
something (as drugs or alcoholic beverages) considered harmful and usually subject to legal restriction
substance abuse
material possessions : property
a person of substance
suds1 of 2plural noun
soapy water especially when frothy
the froth on soapy water
suds2 of 2verb
to form suds
suspensenoun
the state of being suspended : suspension
mental uncertainty : anxiety
pleasant excitement caused by wondering what will happen
a novel of suspense
the state of being undecided
systemnoun
a group of objects or units combined to form a whole and to move or work together a park system
the railroad system
a group of bodily organs that together carry on one or more vital functions
the digestive system
the body considered as a functional unit
a system weakened by disease
an orderly plan or method of governing or arranging
a democratic system of government
a major division of rocks usually larger than a series and including all formed during a period or era
a set of ideas or statements that explains the order or functioning of a whole
a method of classifying, representing, or arranging
a decimal system of numbers
taint1 of 2verb
to touch or affect slightly with something bad
spoil entry 2 sense 2c, decay
taint2 of 2noun
a trace of decay : stain
a spoiling influence
sky bluenoun
a pale to light blue
skunk cabbagenoun
either of two North American herbs that grow in wet areas, bloom in late winter or early spring, and have an odor like that of a skunk
skunk cabbage 例句
1 By the creek, skunk cabbage pokes up reliably from the muck, its speckled, maroon-yellow spathe resembling a jester’s cap.
2 Tobacco plants produce nicotine as an insecticide that deters predators; skunk cabbage and corpse flowers emit the stench of death to trick carrion-feeding insects into becoming their pollinators.
3 Other foliage, like the skunk cabbage native to the region, is already in full bloom.
4 For decades, Disney and Florida politicians have had a symbiotic relationship — kind of like dung beetles and skunk cabbage.
5 Natural foods such as acorns, skunk cabbage and grubs are abundant and bears’ reproductive success and the survivorship of cubs are both high.
6 The Fab Five feasted on plants gathered in season from the wild — skunk cabbage, saskatoon berries and dandelions — plus fish, moose and deer.
7 The sandy soil supports unique plants like skunk cabbage and cinnamon ferns.
8 But also hickory, chestnut, elms and birches, and joe-pye weed, aster, marsh marigold, skunk cabbage, snakeweed.
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