词汇 | victory garden |
词源 | victory garden. The victory garden was a home vegetable garden popular in the United States during World War II; such gardens were encouraged by the government to increase food production during a time of shortages. The idea helped revive the idea of home vegetable gardens, once known as kitchen gardens, among many Americans who had lost touch with the land. |
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