| 单词 |
ponticum |
| 释义 |
ponticum|ˈpɒntɪkəm|
Also Ponticum
[a. mod.L. specific epithet of Rhododendron ponticum (Linnæus Species Plantarum (ed. 2, 1762) II. 562): see Pontic a.1]
A mauve-flowered, evergreen shrub, Rhododendron ponticum, of the family Ericaceæ, native to Spain, Portugal, and Asia Minor and naturalized in many other temperate regions. Also attrib.
1875H. Fraser Handy Bk. Ornamental Conifers 185 The best and most commonly-used stocks for grafting are free-grown seedlings of the robust form of the common Ponticum. 1917J. G. Millais Rhododendrons I. viii. 227/2 Enormous numbers of young ponticums are annually used as stocks for the finer varieties. 1962R. Page Educ. Gardener 27 We uprooted the ponticums and burned them. 1972‘I. Drummond’ Frog in Moonflower 5 A heavy clump of Ponticum rhododendrons grew unexpectedly on top of the little cliff. 1976J. Lees-Milne William Beckford iv. 59 Today the lake, swathed in rampaging ponticum.., lies dark and almost unapproachable. 1977Evening Standard 22 Apr. 19/2 Those ponticums..are not the ordinary purple ones, but very rare. |
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