| 释义 |
‖ adelaster Bot.|ædiːˈlæstə(r)|
[mod. f. Gr. ἄδηλος not manifest + ἀστὴρ, -έρα star.]
A provisional name for a plant of which the flowers are unknown, so that it cannot be as yet referred to its proper genus.
1866Lindley & Moore Treas. Bot. 18 All Adelasters are therefore provisional names, to be abandoned as soon as the true names of the plants so called can be ascertained. |