| 单词 |
codiæum |
| 释义 |
codiæum Bot.|kəʊdɪˈiːəm| [mod.L. (G. E. Rumpf in Adrien de Jussieu De Euphorbiacearum generibus (1824) 33), f. kodiho, the native name for the plant in Indonesia.] A member of a genus of tropical plants of the family Euphorbiaceæ, cultivated in hothouses for their variegated foliage; esp. = croton 2.
1831Curtis's Bot. Mag. LVIII. 3051 (heading) Painted-leaved codiæum. 1900C. Bennett in W. D. Drury Book of Gardening xv. 671 Crotons (Codiæums).—The beautiful variegated leaves..of these tropical evergreen shrubs place them among the most useful and attractive plants grown for exhibition. 1951Dict. Gardening (R. Hort. Soc.) II. 515/2 Beside this use for table decoration..Codiaeums are equally useful for conservatories. 1961Amateur Gardening 9 Dec. 6 Perhaps better known as crotons, the codiaeums are extremely decorative plants. |

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