| 释义 |
cleome|kliːˈəʊmiː|
[mod.L. (Linnæus Genera Plantarum (1737) 200), f. an earlier Gk. and L. name for a different plant.]
A plant of a genus of annual herbs or shrubs so called, belonging to the family Capparidaceæ, and native to America; cultivated for their spidery flowers.
1806B. McMahon Amer. Gardener's Cal. 344 April..In the last ten days of the month, you may sow..Purple Egg-plant; Cleome, purple, white, and dwarf Dolichos, with many other kinds. 1829Loudon Encycl. Plants 1058 Several species of Cleóme have an acrid taste, which has been compared by travellers to that of mustard. 1951Dict. Gardening (R. Hort. Soc.) I. 504/1 Cleomes grow best in light, rich soil, in a dry, warm spot where there is plenty of room to spread. 1962Amat. Gardening 21 Apr. 1/1 Portulacas, venidiums, cleomes and many more unfamiliar plants. |