“pentstemon”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

pentstemon

释义

pentstemon, penstemon Bot.|pɛn(t)ˈstiːmən|
[mod.L. Pentstēmōn (Mitchell, 1748), irreg. (for *pentastēmōn) f. Gr. πέντε five + στήµων, taken as = stamen; from the rudimentary fifth stamen in addition to the four perfect ones characteristic of the order. The spelling and pronunciation penstemon are common in popular use.]
A genus of herbaceous plants of the family Scrophulariaceæ, natives of America, cultivated for their showy clustered flowers, which are usually tubular and two-lipped, and of various colours.
1760J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 322 Pentstemon, Chelone.1846J. Baxter Libr. Pract. Agric. (ed. 4) I. 325 Penstemons may be raised from slips struck in heat.1881Clark Russell Ocean Free-L. viii, Beds of dahlias, lilies..roses, pentstemons.

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