| 单词 | horse chestnut |
| 例句 | Back in bed with her discovery, she stared out the window at the dark leaves of the horse chestnut. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z For prehistoric humans the most productive forest was the deciduous leafy forest because of its abundance of edible nuts, such as walnuts, chestnuts, horse chestnuts, acorns, and beechnuts. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z On this far side of the river, undergrowth and a grove of great horse chestnuts extended almost down to the bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because they’ve got a better shape than horse chestnuts,” Orr answered. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z We pick blue and white weed flowers and some of the nightshade berries, and arrange them on burdock leaves by the side of the path, a horse chestnut on each. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Bring me apples, Danby, and chestnuts too. Run, Danby, run. Bring me crab apples and horse chestnuts before it’s too late, and get some for yourself.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “When I couldn’t get crab apples,” Orr continued, “I used horse chestnuts. Horse chestnuts are about the same size as crab apples and actually have a better shape, although the shape doesn’t matter a bit.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z One major food category was nuts, especially chestnuts and walnuts, plus horse chestnuts and acorns leached free of their bitter poisons. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Then Orr found two horse chestnuts somewhere and slipped those in until Yossarian detected them and snapped at him again to take the crab apples out of his mouth. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z There were white houses and red brick ones, and tall elm trees blowing in the wind, and tall maples and horse chestnuts. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Right at the last second she went like a blur up the side of a horse chestnut tree, stopping just out of reach. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z There are horse chestnuts in the gutters, wet-looking and glossy; we fill the pockets of our cardigans with them, uncertain what to use them for. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A big beaten-up horse chestnut was to the right, and the wind had ripped the apples off the apple tree way back in October. Home at Last in the Wind, Rain and Isolation of the North Sea Coast 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z In the playing fields next to my street, there were elms, lindens and — best of all for climbing — horse chestnuts. It’s never easy to say goodbye, but it’s time for me to plant some trees 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Together, they maintain the gardens, lawns and trees, among them stately copper beeches and horse chestnuts. The Parks That Made the Man Who Made Central Park 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Even at this dramatic scale, you recognize medicinal plants like pomegranates, tamarind, horse chestnuts, hibiscus and rugosa roses. New tabletop grapes and other gardening news 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z On one side a horse chestnut walk blooms in spring with delicate pink-and-white flowers. A Garden Crawl Through the Garden State 2010-06-24T21:42:00Z She also finds that leafless trees add artistic dimension, especially the curving branches and leathery pear-shaped fruit of red horse chestnut. Three stunning gardens that will change the way you think about fall 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Golden letters in a graveyard; dripping horse chestnut trees. The real Larkin 2010-06-26T23:04:00Z When I leave Motion's office, a shower has just ended and the sun has come out; the pavements shine, the horse chestnut trees drip, the air smells earthy and fresh. The real Larkin 2010-06-26T23:04:00Z Then for much of the 19th century, it was known for the Regency architecture characterized by wide streets lined with horse chestnut trees and elegant townhouses with stucco facades and wrought-iron balconies. In England, Cheltenham Enjoys a Cultural Renaissance 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Whither the olives, the citrus, the aspens, the poplars, the hawthorns, the horse chestnuts, the willow-leaf pears, the firs, the spruces, the redwoods? Longing for the snow-white birch tree of our northern neighbors 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Thousands of people have gathered to watch horse chestnut experts battle it out at the World Conker Championships. World Conker Championships in Northamptonshire attracts thousands 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z While conkers is usually played in autumn when the horse chestnuts fall from their trees, the game can be played at any time according to King Conker. World Conker Championships: What makes for an all-conquering horse chestnut? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z A branch from a horse chestnut tree hit him on the back and head, burying him - but he said Buddy dug away the foliage to help free him. Thirsk man hit by falling tree branch says dog saved his life 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z I have read that horse chestnut is good for getting rid of edema. CoQ10 and other dietary supplements prevent migraine 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z An old horse chestnut tree in West Seattle that raised emotions in the neighborhood was saved Thursday from being chain-sawed by the city. In West Seattle, crusade saves old tree from city’s chain saw 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z The seven-time world champion previously won permission to trim back a horse chestnut tree, with the support of a neighbour who said it was attracting pigeons who left droppings in their garden. Lewis Hamilton wins council battle to chop down Kensington tree 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Players, who cannot bring their own favourite conkers, draw their conkers unseen from a bag and have the right to reject up to three horse chestnuts on the basis of close inspection. World Conker Championships: What makes for an all-conquering horse chestnut? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z They describe the sawing down of a ginkgo biloba tree, a large horse chestnut and a weeping beech – unexpectedly razed on the day France’s strict lockdown ended – as a chainsaw “massacre”. Parisians angry as trees in famous cinema's Japanese garden cut down 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z Species highlighted include the horse chestnut, which is declining across Europe, and most of almost 200 trees in the family that includes the rowan and mountain-ash. 'Alarming' extinction threat to Europe's trees 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Those most able to weather the climate crisis are robinia, plane, and sweet and horse chestnut trees. 'Part of German soul' under threat as forests die 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z In London, they feast on seeds of horse chestnut trees brought from Greece. Darwin comes to town: how cities are creating new species 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Each horse chestnut is then graded, precision drilled and laced by volunteers from Ashton Conker Club for the competitors. World Conker Championships: What makes for an all-conquering horse chestnut? 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z So we went for a walk in the rain and, as we stood under a horse chestnut tree, I had my first kiss. My first love song: musicians remember the soundtracks to their teenage crushes 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z Last month, a sapling grown from the horse chestnut tree outside Anne Frank's home in Amsterdam was planted in the park, alongside other trees, shrubs and perennials. Elevated park opens at WTC site, overlooks 9/11 memorial 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Last month, a sapling grown from the horse chestnut tree outside Anne Frank’s home in Amsterdam was planted in the park, alongside other trees, shrubs and perennials. Elevated park opens at WTC site, overlooks 9/11 memorial 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z The park includes the “Living Wall,” a newly planted vertical garden, as well as a sapling grown from the horse chestnut tree outside Anne Frank’s home in Amsterdam. Elevated park opens at WTC site, overlooks 9/11 memorial 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z The ground is littered with black walnuts, horse chestnuts and Osage oranges from the trees, which are the tallest things around. Saving a Vital Patch of Olmsted’s Staten Island Eden 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z He used the wood from a horse chestnut tree planted by George Washington and steel from the twin towers. Bladesmith to be inducted into Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z He holds two conkers, or horse chestnuts, in his clasped hands, rubbing them together gently like a rosary or hot dice. Ebola: Doctors Without Borders Shows How to Manage a Plague 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z When I Googled for an herbal remedy, I found a suggestion for horse chestnut. Special diet plus coconut controls Crohn’s 2014-03-12T18:52:58Z They said data showed that the disease was responsible for the death or removal of 27% of the UK's red-flowered horse chestnut trees and 11% of the nation's white-flowered horse chestnuts. Chestnut study examines pest threats 2013-07-30T00:20:52Z Location: Found in horse chestnuts all over the UK, with the greatest number within South-East England. Pest and disease threats to UK trees 2012-09-03T01:27:36Z There are fine trees, splendid horse chestnuts, pretty paths and little bosquets. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z Then the tree is a buckeye or a horse chestnut—members of the buckeye family. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The lawn has apparently not been mowed for months, chest-high weeds have sprung up, and the path to the front door is littered with fallen horse chestnuts from the mammoth tree in front. City Room: A Shabby Queens Home at the Center of John Haggerty's Trial 2011-09-30T21:59:46Z Some believed that leaf miner damage weakened horse chestnuts, leaving them vulnerable to disease Horse chestnut trees infested with foliage-damaging leaf miner insects are not at greater risk from a bacterial disease, a study shows. Chestnut study examines pest threats 2013-07-30T00:20:52Z They say it offers an insight to the history and origins of the tiny moths, which are blighting many of the continent's horse chestnuts. Conker tree threat's story recast 2011-07-02T00:01:30Z There are still people who carry horse chestnuts for rheumatism, and occasionally a farmer carries a potato for the same purpose. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z The last leaf had filtered from the elms; the horse chestnuts had long been bare. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Basswood, birch, chestnut, horse chestnut, blue beech, young locust 6 5. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z The Independent says horse chestnut trees lining 16th Century Barrington Court in Somerset are being cut down because of the spread of conker canker. Newspaper review 2011-02-26T06:24:11Z "As much difference as there is between a horse chestnut and a chestnut horse." In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z The materials associated with the idea had absolutely no more physical influence than does the carrying of a horse chestnut or a potato in the pocket serve to keep off rheumatism. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Conkers on horse chestnut trees threatened by moth pest Could conker championships become a thing of the past? Conker trees threatened by moth 2011-02-01T08:32:21Z Every available space is taken under the horse chestnut trees, but strangely the shop still seems empty. County cricket ? live! 2010-08-04T10:05:00Z The caterpillar feeds on the wood of various trees—elm, apple, pear, ash, alder, poplar, horse chestnut, birch, lilac, and several others. Butterflies and Moths (British) Forest Flora of Japan" will be interesting:—"This, however, is a noble tree—one of the largest and stateliest of all the horse chestnuts. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens It was a warm May day; the magnolia in the yard, the pirus japonicas, the calycanthus, the horse chestnuts, were in bloom. The House of Fulfilment The horse chestnut tree was first introduced to the UK in the 1600s. Conker trees threatened by moth 2011-02-01T08:32:21Z We entered the great park of the château by an avenue of horse chestnuts. Francezka Scotty hooted for attention and pointed in his turn to a section of the rock that held over a dozen sea urchins that looked like black horse chestnuts with exaggerated spines. The Wailing Octopus It's the colour of a horse chestnut fresh out of the bur—and her skin's like the inside of the bur—you know—creamy! The Deaves Affair In the neatly paved yard at the back of the house stood a well-conditioned cow, of the colour of a new-husked horse chestnut. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography A common insect called the leaf miner moth does more long-term damage to horse chestnut trees than thought. Conker trees threatened by moth 2011-02-01T08:32:21Z All the species of Æsculus, popularly known as horse chestnut or buckeye, are considered poisonous. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle The horse chestnut, the pawpaw, the grape, and the willow are in bloom. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo The great horse chestnut!” cried Dorothy, springing aside from contact with the branches which fell crowding through the doorway. Dorothy's House Party In this yard were two very handsome trees, one a horse chestnut and one a magnolia. A Portrait of Old George Town The general consensus amongst researchers remains that the horse chestnut leaf miner is a cosmetic pest. Conker trees threatened by moth 2011-02-01T08:32:21Z And at night, before he lost his tail, he lighted up the big hollow cave inside the horse chestnut tree with his yellow torch of a tail. Rootabaga Stories Fruit of the horse chestnut is rich in starch and oil and is a valuable food for livestock. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 The proud intellect that struts the floor of the Exchange and scorns the powers of his feebler fellow-men carries secretly a horse chestnut in his pocket for luck. The Root of Evil Why, that old horse chestnut out there in the yard leads a more excitin' existence than that! Shorty McCabe on the Job In addition to our selling the trees, we offer to our customers one two-year-old butternut or horse chestnut with each ten dollar order sent in. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934 This superstition is not far removed from the belief entertained in certain rural districts of the United States that rheumatism may be prevented by carrying a horse chestnut in the pocket. Negritos of Zambales In Europe, the horse chestnut has been used extensively for park and boulevard planting and it is also largely used in the United States. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919 An important war time use has been found for horse chestnuts by the systematic collection and transport of all the nuts that can be obtained to the centre where they can be utilized. Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917 He walked straight on into the church but Nanny stayed outside and held open court under the big horse chestnuts in front of the church door. Green Valley A lump as large as a horse chestnut had risen on the stout girl's head. The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills The Missing Pilot of the White Mountains "I am a horse chestnut tree, and these are my children," and the large tree waved some branches, like fingers, at some small trees growing under her. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods "And I'll take my dogwood tree along to run under the wagon that your horse chestnut is pulling," said Grandma Ford. Six Little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's Brilliant work has ended in the difficulties being overcome, and the proof that the seeds of the horse chestnuts answer the purpose admirably. Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917 Under the horse chestnuts Max Longman was telling Colonel Stratton how the day before Sam Ellis had at last leased the hotel to a Chicago man. Green Valley I have carried a piece of horse chestnut in one ear, and a bit of dried potato in the other for ever so long, but nothing seems to do me any good. Lulu, Alice and Jimmie Wibblewobble Then, borrowing a pail from Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, Uncle Wiggily poured water all around the dry earth, in which grew the horse chestnut tree and the little pony trees. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods It may be procured also from several other sources, such as oak, horse chestnut, sumach, and cinchona barks, catechu, kino, &c. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. To prevent any misapprehension it should perhaps be made clear that the horse chestnuts will not themselves be used as food. Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917 The favorite shade tree is the umbrella tree, which has the graceful, rounded form of the horse chestnut, but with so thick a foliage that its shadow is not dappled with sunlight. Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 Then he felt better, especially after he had rubbed a horse chestnut on his sore leg. Lulu, Alice and Jimmie Wibblewobble I'm a strong horse chestnut and these are my strong little ponies. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods The fingers of which the leaves of the horse chestnut are made up keep flat and fanlike so long as fine weather is likely to continue. Camping For Boys This year we saved grain by collecting the horse chestnuts, a work that was done by the school children. Women and War Work As they parted, a heavy horse chestnut burr fell to the floor with a loud thump! My Home in the Field of Honor "Who—the fairy prince, the boy or the elephant?" asked Uncle Wiggily, gently rubbing a horse chestnut on his left hind leg, that had the worst rheumatism in it. Lulu, Alice and Jimmie Wibblewobble I can't have any adventures with them," said the bunny uncle, "though the horse chestnut tree did help me the other day by tossing the bad bear over into the briar bush. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods She began by turning him over with a little stick, as if he were a horse chestnut. Barks and Purrs "The horse chestnut is a hungry one, isn't it?" Ethel Morton's Enterprise His clothes were beautiful, a green Homburg hat, a smart green tweed overcoat, and boots as brightly polished as a horse chestnut. Mr. Standfast The afternoon was charming, the famous horse chestnuts were in blossom, and Lord Lambeth, who quite entered into the spirit of the cockney excursionist, declared that it was a jolly old place. An International Episode Above the terraces great dark forests of pines and deodars, maples and horse chestnuts clung to the hill sides; and above the forests grass slopes stretched up to bare rock and the snowfields. The Broken Road The tree called the horse chestnut is very different, although its fruit very much resembles that of the other. The Book of Household Management And the outside space on this side is scattered with horse chestnuts and elms. John Keble's Parishes Advena speared the dropped horse chestnut husks with the point of her umbrella as they went along. The Imperialist The miser shuddered, but he made no reply and kept perfectly still till Roy placed him on the grass in the shade of a horse chestnut tree. Two Boys and a Fortune, or, the Tyler Will To his star-sapphire he added some little canvas bags containing horse chestnuts which he carried about "against the Evil Eye, and as a charm to ward off sickness." The Life of Sir Richard Burton There was a great horse chestnut tree beside the house, towering above the gable, covered with blossoms. See America First Douglas' argument about 'perfect social and political equality with the negro' is but a specious and fantastic arrangement of words by which a man can prove a horse chestnut to be a chestnut horse. Life of Stephen A. Douglas It lay about them like a map of their lives: the big horse chestnut stood again in flower to lighten the spring dusk for them, as it had done faithfully for thirty years. The Imperialist The forest rose about this open glade like an amphitheatre, in golden terraces of horse chestnut and beech. One of Ours The wild species, on the contrary, is a large forest tree, with leaves equal in size to those of the horse chestnut; nevertheless, it produces a perfect nutmeg. Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon She took their friendliness for granted and came down the hill, stopping now and again to pick up shiny horse chestnuts and pop them into a sack she was dragging. One of Ours |
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