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单词 Tom Thumb
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Definition of Tom Thumb in English:

Tom Thumb

noun
  • 1usually as modifier A dwarf variety of a cultivated flower or vegetable.

    Tom Thumb lettuce
  • 2A small wild flower, especially bird's-foot trefoil.

Origin

Late 19th century: from the name of the hero of a children's story, a ploughman's son who was only as tall as his father's thumb.

Definition of Tom Thumb in US English:

Tom Thumb

nounˌtäm ˈTHəmˌtɑm ˈθəm
  • usually as modifier A dwarf variety of a cultivated flower or vegetable.

    Tom Thumb lettuce

Origin

Late 19th century: from the name of the hero of a children's story, a plowman's son who was only as tall as his father's thumb.

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