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单词 lewisia
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lewisian.

/luːˈɪzɪə//luːˈɪsɪə/
Etymology: modern Latin (F. Pursh Flora Americæ Septentrionalis (1814) II. 368), < the name of Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809), U.S. explorer + -ia suffix1.
A small perennial herb of the genus so called, belonging to the family Portulacaceæ, native to western North America, and bearing solitary or clustered pink or white flowers and leaves arranged in a rosette at ground level.
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1863 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 89 5395 (heading) Spatlum, or Reviving Lewisia.
1917 C. F. Saunders Western Flower Guide 52 The large root of Lewisia is a conspicuous feature.
1961 Amateur Gardening 23 Dec. 2 The alpine gardener could feast on the roots of his lewisias.
1963 Times 11 May 11/5 Lewisias have come through with flying colours.
1974 ‘J. M. Berrisford’ Window Box & Container Gardening vii. 60 In peaty composts..one might try..beautiful lewisias.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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