释义 |
abutilon Bot.|əˈbjuːtɪlɒn| [mod.L. ad. Arab. aubūtīlūn applied to this or an allied genus by Avicenna.] A genus of plants (family Malvaceæ) with handsome yellow or white flowers veined with red.
1731Bailey, Abuttillon [with Botanists] yellow mallows. 1865Gayworthys II. 202 Some tender abutilons like drops of redder gold..and little English violets. |