restharrow

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɹɛsthaɹəʊ/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis, especially common restharrow (Ononis repens), which has pink flowers.
    — Common Restharrow rises up with diverse rough, woody twigs, half a yard or a yard high, set at the joints without order [...].

词形变化

restharrows plural rest-harrow alternative wrest-harrow alternative

词源

From wrest + harrow, from the idea that the plant's tough roots would stop a harrow (agricultural implement used to break up soil).
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