| 单词 |
sanguisorb |
| 释义 |
sanguisorb|ˈsæŋgwɪsɔːb| [ad. mod.L. Sanguisorba, f. L. sangui-s blood + sorbēre to absorb; so called from the use of burnet as a styptic.] 1. A plant of the N.O. Sanguisorbaceæ, typified by the genus Sanguisorba (now a sub-genus of Poterium), which includes the common burnet.
1846Lindley Veg. Kingd. 561 Its habit, indeed, is by no means that of Sanguisorbs. ¶2. quasi-etymologically: A ‘blood-sucker’.
1884G. Allen Philistia I. 73 A pluralist and a sanguisorb of the deepest dye. |

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