| 释义 |
colea Bot.|ˈkəʊliːə|
[mod.L., f. the name of Sir G. Lowry Cole (1772–1842), a Governor of Mauritius + -a.]
A tropical plant of the bignoniaceous genus so named.
1927Blackw. Mag. Apr. 508/2 A semi-wild garden of coleas, crotons, and dracænas. 1956Dict. Gardening (R. Hort. Soc.) (ed. 2) II. 525/1 The Coleas need a moist, warm atmosphere. |