| 单词 |
amorpha |
| 释义 |
▪ I. ‖ amorpha, n.1 pl.|əˈmɔːfə| [Gr. ἄµορϕα adj. pl. neut. (sc. ζῷα) shapeless (animals).] = amorphozoa.
1835Kirby Habits & Inst. Anim. I. iv. 149 [Infusories also called] amorpha or without form. ▪ II. amorpha, n.2 Bot.|əˈmɔːfə| [f. Gr. ἄµορϕ-ος shapeless.] A genus of N. American deciduous shrubs, with long spiked clusters of purple flowers.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Amorpha..a genus of plants of the papilionaceous kind. 1847Longfellow Evang. ii. iv. 13 Prairies..Bright with..purple amorphas. 1866Johns in Treas. Bot. 53 The two pairs of petals, termed severally the wings and keel, are absent, the only representative of petals being the standard or vexillum, and hence its name Amorpha, ‘deformed.’ |

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