snottygobble

词形变化

snottygobbles 复数 snottygobbles

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A plant of the genus Persoonia.

    澳大利亚

    2001, Society for Growing Australian Plants, Australian Plants, Volume 21, Issue 166 - Volume 22, Issue 181, page 62, Similarly, residents of Perth are likely to recognise the sickle-shaped leaves of their commonest snottygobble, Persoonia longifolia.

    2011, Gavin Wright, Cycling For Dummies, Australian & New Zealand Edition, unnumbered page, These forests are ancient, with many tree species limited to this region of Australia. This is the home of the stately jarrah and the graceful snottygobble.

词源

A borrowing from the British dialect of Bedfordshire where it referred to the fruit of the yew tree. By surface analysis, snotty + gobble.

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