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单词 Rumex
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Definition of Rumex in English:

Rumex

noun ˈruːmɛks
Botany
  • A large genus of flowering plants belonging to the knotgrass family (Polygonaceae), native chiefly to the north temperate regions and including the sorrels and docks. Also (in form rumex): a plant of this genus.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Hall (1529–1568/9), surgeon and author. From classical Latin rumex sorrel (adopted as a genus name by Linnaeus in his Species Plantarum I. 333), of unknown origin.

Definition of Rumex in US English:

Rumex

nounˈruːmɛks
Botany
  • A large genus of flowering plants belonging to the knotgrass family (Polygonaceae), native chiefly to the north temperate regions and including the sorrels and docks. Also (in form rumex): a plant of this genus.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Hall (1529–1568/9), surgeon and author. From classical Latin rumex sorrel (adopted as a genus name by Linnaeus in his Species Plantarum I. 333), of unknown origin.

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