| 单词 | prayer plant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprayer plant prayer plant n. a Brazilian plant, Maranta leuconeura (family Marantaceae), with irregular, three-petalled, white flowers, often cultivated as a house plant for its shiny, variegated leaves, which fold upwards at night. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > foliage, house, or garden plants > [noun] > other ornamental plants milkwood1696 bignonia1719 Molucca balm1731 gunnera1789 lantana1791 aubrietia1829 zebrina1846 alocasia1858 billbergia1858 prickly thrift1866 bocconia1867 prickly rhubarb1895 prayer plant1951 1951 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 15 Jan. 7/3 One variety, Maranta kerchoveana, is called the Prayer Plant because of the peculiar trait shown by the plant... As darkness approaches the leaves move slowly upright and remain high in a supplicating position as if in prayer all through the night. 1996 D. Levertov New Direct. viii. 119 The prayer plant must long for darkness, that it may fold and raise its many pairs of green hands. < as lemmas |
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