seepweed

碱蓬草

词形变化

seepweeds 复数 seepweeds

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various plants in the genus Suaeda; sea blite.

词源

Phono-semantically matched folk etymology for Arabic سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʾ) with seep + weed. Compare Jerusalem artichoke, cockroach, and sparrowgrass. Doublet of soda, via Italian soda.

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