| 释义 |
goodyera|gʊˈdjɪərə, ˈgʊdjərə|
[mod.L. (R. Brown in W. Aiton Hortus Kewensis (ed. 2, 1813) V. 197), f. the name of John Goodyer (1592–1664), an English botanist.]
A plant or flower of the genus of small terrestrial orchids so named.
1817Bot. Cabinet I. (index), Goodyera pubescens—Downy Goodyera. 1825Curtis's Bot. Mag. LII. 2540 (heading) Smaller Pubescent Goodyera. 1868B. S. Williams Orchid-Grower's Man. (ed. 3) 142 The dark foliage of the Goodyeras. 1921Glasgow Herald 16 July 4 That interesting little orchid called goodyera. 1963W. Blunt Of Flowers & Village 104 The seeds of the creeping goodyera, a little British orchid, are so light that I could send you 14 million of them by post for three⁓pence. |