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单词 saddle leaf philodendron
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saddle leaf philodendron
saddle leaf n. North American (a) (more fully saddle-leaf tulip) the tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera; (b) (more fully saddle leaf philodendron) any of several plants of the genus Philodendron (family Araceae), esp. P. selloum, commonly grown as a house plant.
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tulip-tree1705
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liriodendron1802
white poplar1814
saddle leaf1820
saddle-tree1843
tulip poplar1869
1820 C. Mathews Let. 31 Aug. in A. Mathews Mem. C. Mathews (1839) III. vii. 149 If you have not got any in the grounds, a saddle-leaf tulip is beautiful.
1931 W. N. Clute Common Names Plants 39 The tulip-tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) was called saddle-leaf because the young leafblades in the bud were bent back across the petiole in such a way as to retard the growth of the tip and make it appear as if cut square across.
1977 Winnipeg Free Herald 13 Dec. (Features section) 2/2 The saddle leaf is a fine species [of Philodendron] with large, deeply-indented, handsome leaves.
1997 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 23 Nov. a11/3 Ditto the saddle leaf philodendron (P. selloum). Mine keeps losing its bottom leaves, but it also keeps throwing out new ones.
extracted from saddlen.1adj.
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