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crown-of-the-field

/ˈkraʊn əv ðə fiːld/

Traduction: Plante annuelle européenne à grandes fleurs tubulaires rouge violacé et à graines toxiques, souvent présente comme mauvaise herbe dans les champs de céréales et le long des chemins, naturalisée en Amérique.

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/ˈkraʊn əv ðə fiːld/C2formal
  • frPlante annuelle européenne à grandes fleurs tubulaires rouge violacé et à graines toxiques, souvent présente comme mauvaise herbe dans les champs de céréales et le long des chemins, naturalisée en Amérique.

A European annual plant with large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seeds, commonly found as a weed in grainfields and along roadways, and naturalized in America.

  1. A type of weedC2formal

    A European annual plant with large, trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seeds, commonly found in grainfields and along roadsides, now also naturalized in America.

    frnielle des blés

    • The crown-of-the-field is often mistaken for a decorative flower, but it is actually a toxic weed.
    • Farmers work to remove crown-of-the-field from their wheat fields before harvest.
    • Along the roadside, the crown-of-the-field blooms with its distinctive reddish-purple flowers.