单词 | rhizocarpous |
释义 | > as lemmasrhizocarpous rhizocarpous adj. Brit. /ˌrʌɪzə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpəs/ , U.S. /ˌraɪzoʊˈkɑrpəs/ (a) having a perennial root but an annual stem (rare); †(b) bearing flowers and fruit on or near the root (obsolete rare).Sense (b) is apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by age or cycles > [adjective] > perennial perennal?c1500 everlasting1578 perennial1669 vivacious1682 rhizocarpic1829 rhizocarpous1832 perpetual1837 perennating1888 1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. 401 Rhizocarpous, or those whose root endures many years, but whose stems perish annually; as herbaceous plants. 1859 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1092/1 Rhizocarpus..of mosses, the fructification of which is developed near the root: rhizocarpous. 1859 Ann. Sci. Discov. 350 These groups of rhizocarpous plants do not seem to have occupied, to any great extent, the consideration of botanists. 1984 Econ. Bot. 38 452 Annual, or rhizocarpous perennial herbs, they bear showy, often strongly fragrant, pentamerous, zygomorphic flowers. < as lemmas |
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