释义 |
‖ Babiana Bot.|bæbɪˈeɪnə, -ˈɑːnə| [mod.L., f. Du. Babianer, given to the plants because their subterranean stems are eaten by baboons.] A South African genus of bulbo-tuberous Iridaceæ, with handsome yellow, purple, or scarlet flowers.
1835Penny Cycl. III. 226/1. 1882 Garden 27 May 358/3 Those strange Babianas which one so seldom sees in their beauty in our English gardens. |