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restharrow

restharrow

9.9
A European plant with tough roots and pink or purple flowers that grows in dry sandy soil
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : restharrow
  • The tough roots of restharrow once made it difficult to plow fields in rural Europe.

Examples

  • The restharrow blooms beautifully in spring.

  • The farmer noticed a patch of restharrow growing along the edge of his field.

  • Gardeners value restharrow for its ability to prevent soil erosion.

  • Many gardeners appreciate the restharrow for its resilience.

  • The farmer noticed a patch of restharrow growing along the edge of his field.

  • Gardeners value restharrow for its ability to prevent soil erosion.

  • The tough roots of restharrow once made it difficult to plow fields in rural Europe.

Synonyms

rest-harrow
vsrestharrow
  • UK
9.9

A plant with tough roots and pink or purple flowers

is the identical sense written without a hyphen
Ononis
vsrestharrow
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of small plants in Europe with pink, purple, or yellow flowers called restharrow

is a single species description, not the broader genus
Ononis repens
vsrestharrow
  • Specialized
9.9

A low European plant with pink flowers that spreads along the ground by underground stems

is described as the general grassland species, not specifically creeping
Ononis spinosa
vsrestharrow
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant from Europe and Asia with spiny stems and pink flowers

is the broader species account without emphasis on spines

Surface Forms

restharrow singular
restharrows plural

Morphology

restharrow = rest + harrow (opaque) = rest + harrow

Although formed from 'rest' + 'harrow', the botanical name refers to a plant that historically stalled a harrow; this specialized/archaic reasoning is not inferable to an average learner.

Etymology

Restharrow comes from two old farming words: rest meaning 'to stop' and harrow meaning a 'farm tool' used to drag and smooth the soil. Its tough roots would often stop a harrow, so farmers said the tool had to 'rest', and that is why restharrow is the name of a plant with strong roots that can make plowing hard.