Furbish lousewort
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Furbish lousewort
1975–80; after Kate Furbish (1834–1931), U.S. botanist, its discoverer
Example Sentences
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Shirley Lontz Moorhead, Minn. Regarding your reference to the Furbish lousewort as a weed.
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Biologically, the Furbish lousewort is a native American.
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In Maine, construction of the Dickey-Lincoln Dam was almost held up because of environmentalists' concern for a plant called the Furbish lousewort.
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But it reckoned without the mighty Furbish lousewort, a plant thought extinct until some 30 specimens were discovered last year in an area destined for flooding by the proposed Dickey-Lincoln dam project.
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If I were an out-of-work construction worker in Maine, I would sure take care of the Furbish lousewort�probably at night.
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