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词汇 starve-acre
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Definition of starve-acre in English:

starve-acre

noun ˈstɑːveɪkə
  • 1A piece of land that produces poor crops.

  • 2English regional (southern). The corn buttercup, Ranunculus arvensis, also called hunger-weed, which can be a troublesome weed of arable land. Now rare and chiefly historical.

adjective ˈstɑːveɪkə
  • Of land: that produces poor crops, starved.

Origin

Early 19th century. From starve + acre.

Definition of starve-acre in US English:

starve-acre

nounˈstɑːveɪkə
  • 1A piece of land that produces poor crops.

  • 2English regional (southern). The corn buttercup, Ranunculus arvensis, also called hunger-weed, which can be a troublesome weed of arable land. Now rare and chiefly historical.

adjectiveˈstɑːveɪkə
  • Of land: that produces poor crops, starved.

Origin

Early 19th century. From starve + acre.

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