restharrow

restharrow
/rest"har'oh/, n.
a low, pink-flowered European shrub, Ononis spinosa, of the legume family, having tough roots that hinder the plow or harrow.
[1540-50; REST1 + HARROW1]

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  • restharrow — [rest′har΄ō] n. [ME rest, contr. < arest (see ARREST) + HARROW1: the tough roots obstruct the harrow] any of a genus (Ononis) of leguminous, Old World plants with clusters of white, pink, or yellow flowers …   English World dictionary

  • restharrow — dygliuotasis dirvenis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Ononis spinosa), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, pietų Europoje ir vakarų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Ononis spinosa angl. restharrow; spiny rest harrow;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • restharrow — noun 1. European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners • Syn: ↑rest harrow, ↑Ononis repens • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex • Member Holonyms: ↑Ononis, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • restharrow — noun a sticky leguminous plant which has pink flowers and creeping woody stems with spines. [Genus Ononis.] Origin C16: from obs. rest stop, arrest + harrow (because the tough stems impeded the progress of a harrow) …   English new terms dictionary

  • restharrow — /ˈrɛsthæroʊ/ (say restharoh) noun any of several European plants of the leguminous genus Ononis, especially O. repens and O. spinosa, which have tough stems and roots that hinder the plough. {rest1 + harrow} …  

  • spiny restharrow — dygliuotasis dirvenis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Ononis spinosa), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, pietų Europoje ir vakarų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Ononis spinosa angl. restharrow; spiny rest harrow;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • shrubby restharrow — krūminis dirvenis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Ononis fruticosa), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Ononis fruticosa angl. shrubby restharrow šaltinis Valstybinės… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Ononis — spinosa Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

  • Ononis — noun genus of European subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple or yellow solitary or clustered flowers: restharrow • Syn: ↑genus Ononis • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ranunculus repens — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division …   Wikipedia

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