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lords-and-ladies noun[ U ] uk /lɔːd.zənˈleɪ.diz/ us /ˌlɔːrd.zənˈleɪ.diz/ a plant that grows in woods, with shiny, pointed leaves, a central pointed part, and a large, pointed, pale green outer part. Its orange-red berries grow close together on the central part and are very poisonous. : The leaves of lords-and-ladies were unrolling on the riverbank. Starch used for laundry was obtained from the roots of lords-and-ladies. Plants like common nettle, cow parsley, and lords-and-ladies that can tolerate high levels of nitrogen are flourishing. Graceful spikes of lords-and-ladies pushed up through the earth below white-blossomed blackthorn. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus edelweiss eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium locoweed loosestrife lotus love-in-a-mist lupin sedum sego lily self-heal senecio sensitive plant
Synonyms
cuckoopint jack-in-the-pulpit |