| 释义 |
‖ linnæa Bot.|lɪˈniːə|
[mod.L.; so named by Gronovius, 1749, after the Swedish naturalist C. F. Linné, better known by his latinized name Linnæus.]
A slender evergreen flowering plant (L. borealis, family Caprifoliaceæ) of the north temperate and frigid zones.
1862H. Marryat Year in Sweden II. 227 The linnæa loads the air with its perfume. Ibid. 396 The forest is here carpeted with the linnæa. |