单词 | lace-leaf |
释义 | > as lemmaslace-leaf lace-leaf n. and adj. (a) n. an aquatic plant having leaves which appear to consist of a network of veins, Aponogeton madagascariensis (family Aponogetonaceae), native to Madagascar but cultivated elsewhere, esp. as an aquarium plant (also more fully lace-leaf plant); = lace plant n.; (b) adj. designating plants having finely dissected or laciniate leaves. ΚΠ 1856 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 82 Tab. 4894 (heading) Ouvirandra fenestralis. Water-Yam, or Lace-leaf. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 653/2 Lace-leaf plant, Ouvirandra. 1880 J. Sibree Great Afr. Island iv. 100 This is the Lace-leaf plant, or water-yam; in scientific phraseology, Ouvirandra fenestralis. 1911 J. Weathers Bulb Bk. 86/2 A[ponogeton] fenestrale.—This is the wonderful Lace-leaf or Lattice-leaf plant of Madagascar, for years well known as Ouvirandra. 1989 Taxon 38 331 Rev. William Ellis..collected and introduced into cultivation unusual Malagasy plants, including the lace-leaf (Aponogeton madagascariensis (Mirbel) H. Bruggen). 1995 New Yorker 19 June 44/2 I spent many hours choosing the plants I wanted to buy: flowering quince Cameo, a lace-leaf lilac (Syringa lacianata [sic]), [etc.]. 2002 Horticulture Nov. 50/2 Davis's son-in-law..took her to see a huge gargoyle of a laceleaf maple (Acer palmatum var. dissectum Atropurpureum Group). < as lemmas |
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