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harvest-lice

harvest-lice

9.9
An upright plant that lives for many years and grows in dry grassy places
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : hierba de la cosecha
  • The harvest-lice thrive in dry, grassy areas.

Examples

  • Many gardeners appreciate harvest-lice for their resilience in poor, grassy soils.

  • Wildlife in the area often use harvest-lice as shelter during the dry summer months.

  • During our walk, we spotted several harvest-lice growing along the dry hedgerow.

  • Many harvest-lices can be found in the Mediterranean region.

  • While hiking, we noticed colorful harvest-lice flourishing in the sunlit, grassy meadow.

  • The garden featured various plants, including harvest-lice, which thrived in dry conditions.

  • Farmers often find harvest-lice growing in their fields, where the soil is dry and well-drained.

Synonyms

Agrimonia eupatoria
vsharvest-lice
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall wild herb with small yellow flowers that grows in dry grassy places

refers to the same plant under a traditional common name

Surface Forms

harvest-lice singular
harvest-lices plural

Morphology

harvest-lice = harvest + lice (opaque) = harvest + lice

Although formed from two familiar words, the plant name does not transparently mean 'insects of the harvest' and is a specialized plant name.

Etymology

Harvest-lice looks like a compound of harvest ('gathering crops') and lice ('small insects'). A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a small, low herb that appears in dry, grassy fields at harvest time and seems to cling or crowd like tiny 'lice', which fits its meaning as a hardy field plant.