“æthionema”的英文意思_释义_用法

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æthionema

释义

æthionema, n. Bot.|iːθɪəʊˈniːmə|
[mod.L. (R. Brown, quot. 1812), f. Gr. αἴθειν light up, kindle + νῆµα thread, yarn.]
Any plant of the cruciferous genus Aethionema, comprising mostly low-growing plants with showy racemes of pink, lilac, yellow, or white flowers, native to the Mediterranean but cultivated elsewhere as garden flowers; stone cress.
1812R. Brown in W. T. Aiton Hortus Kewensis (ed. 2) IV. 80 Rock æthionema, Nat. of the South of Europe... One-seeded æthionema, Nat. of Spain.1934F. Stark Valleys of Assassins iii. 209 A pink cruciform blossom, æthionema, which grew in tufts on the rocky ledges.1963Times 11 May 11/5 Among the worst hit among the rock garden plants have been the aethionemas.

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