goat's beard
noun
1
- a Eurasian plant of the daisy family, with slender grass-like leaves, yellow flowers that typically close at about midday, and downy fruits which resemble those of a dandelion草地波罗门参。
1.1
- Tragopogon pratensis, family Compositae.拉丁名Tragopogon pratensis,菊科。
2
- a plant of the rose family, with long plumes of white flowers, found in both Eurasia and North America假升麻。
2.1
- Aruncus dioicus, family Rosaceae.拉丁名Aruncus dioicus,蔷薇科。
词源
mid 16th cent.: translating Greek tragopōgon or Latin Barba Capri.