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单词 vegetable lamb
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Definition of vegetable lamb in English:

vegetable lamb

noun
historical
  • A plant believed to resemble a lamb, originally supposed to be part plant and part animal; especially the tree fern Cibotium barometz, which has a woolly rhizome.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Vaughan (1621–1666), hermetic philosopher and alchemist.

Definition of vegetable lamb in US English:

vegetable lamb

noun
historical
  • A plant believed to resemble a lamb, originally supposed to be part plant and part animal; especially the tree fern Cibotium barometz, which has a woolly rhizome.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Vaughan (1621–1666), hermetic philosopher and alchemist.

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