restharrow
restharrow · restharrows
вовчуг
стальник
Hauhechel
Any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis, especially common…Any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis, especially common restharrow (Ononis repens), which has pink flowers.
/ˈɹɛsthaɹəʊ/
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis, especially common restharrow (Ononis repens), which has pink flowers.
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More definitions
- European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners
- Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots
Translations
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any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis:
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any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis:
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any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis:
Origin
From wrest + harrow, from the idea that the plant's tough roots would stop a harrow (agricFrom wrest + harrow, from the idea that the plant's tough roots would stop a harrow (agricultural implement used to break up soil).
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Forms
plural: restharrowsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners:rest-harrowOnonis repens
- Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots:rest-harrowOnonis spinosa
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedyellow restharrow