单词 | pilea |
释义 | Pilean. A large pantropical genus of the family Urticaceae, comprising small annual or perennial herbaceous plants, some of which are grown as house plants for their ornamental foliage; (also pilea) any plant of this genus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > foliage, house, or garden plants > [noun] > artillery plant Pilea1836 artillery plant1858 burning bush1866 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 783 Pilea. So called by Mr. Lindley, from πιλεος, a cap; in allusion to the nature of one of the divisions of the perianthium. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 888/1 Pilea, a genus of Urticaceæ, consisting of annual or perennial herbs or undershrubs. 1918 N. L. Britton Flora of Bermuda 105 Large-leaved Pilea, Jamaican, seen in the garden at Mt. Hope in 1914. 1958 Times 29 Nov. 9/5 We have the pileas, the tradescantias, and..all the various forms of Begonia rex. 1993–4 TLC for Plants Winter 19/1 The aluminum plant (Pilea cadieri), artillery plant (Pilea microphylla) and creeping pilea (Pilea depressa), all hail from the same family. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836 |
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