| 释义 |
skunk cabbage
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈskʌŋk ˌkæb.ɪdʒ/ us /ˈskʌŋk ˌkæb.ɪdʒ/(alsoAmerican skunk cabbage)
a plant that grows in wet areas with large yellow flowers that smell unpleasant:
For a larger pond, try planting yellow skunk cabbage.
Beware of a pretty yellow flower known as skunk cabbage that smells like its name when you pick it.
The odd-looking American skunk cabbage will create startling clumps of yellow-green flowers in spring.
I particularly like skunk cabbages with their white and yellow spathes, followed by large shiny green leaves.
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
lords-and-ladies
lotus
love-in-a-mist
sea pink
sedum
sego lily
self-heal
senecio
|