| 释义 |
club moss
noun[ C or U ]
(alsoclubmoss)uk /ˈklʌb ˌmɒs/ us /ˈklʌb ˌmɑːs/
a very old, low-growing, evergreen(= that never loses its leaves) plant, like a moss(= a very small, green or yellow plant), that grows in wet places and has leaves like needles :
Bottle garden plants like clubmoss and ferns need high humidity so they are happiest in a glass case.
In the Upper Devonian period, club mosses and horsetails grew to great heights.
These plants are very ancient and have features of conifers, flowering plants, and club mosses.
The plant is known as club moss because of the shape of the organ that produces the spores.
In the hot, damp swamps of the carboniferous period 350 to 300 million years ago, giant club mosses dominated the vegetation.
Ferns and club mosses continued the tree-like growth of the Devonian period, when the moderate climate became warmer.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Common plants
African violet
agave
aloe
aloe vera
alpine strawberry
dichondra
dieffenbachia
dill weed
dracaena
Easter lily
loganberry
maidenhair fern
maize
mandrake
mare's tail
sorrel
sotol
sow thistle
Spanish moss
spearmint
|