| 词汇 | vegetable lamb |
| 词源 | vegetable lamb. In medieval times the Far Eastern fern Dick- sonia barometz was thought to be a hybrid animal and vegeta- ble, mainly because of its woolly rootstalk. The down of the plant is used in India to staunch wounds. It is called the Tartar- ian or Scythian lamb, as well as the vegetable lamb. |
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