单词 | clerodendrum |
释义 | clerodendrumn. A plant of a large genus of shrubs, climbers, or small trees, belonging to the family Verbenaceæ and native to many warm parts of the world, particularly Africa and Malaya. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > clerodendrum clerodendrum1812 glory-tree1848 1812 W. T. Aiton Hortus Kewensis (ed. 2) IV. 63 Fragrant Clerodendrum... Scarlet Clerodendrum. 1812 W. T. Aiton Hortus Kewensis (ed. 2) IV. 64 Downy Clerodendrum. Cumberland Tree. 1812 W. T. Aiton Hortus Kewensis (ed. 2) IV. 65 Long-flower'd Clerodendrum. 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 1079 Some of the Vitexes and Clerodendrums are handsome shrubs. 1851 B'ham & Midl. Gardeners' Mag. Apr. 42 Pot the Clerodendrons in the pots which they are intended to bloom in. 1924 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 464/1 A tangle of rank undergrowth,..convolvulus, smilax, and the scarlet clerodendron. 1961 Amateur Gardening 21 Oct. 5/2 The clerodendrums bloom late enough to be included among the autumn-flowering shrubs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1812 |
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