| 单词 | shrimp plant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshrimp plant shrimp plant n. an evergreen shrub, Justicia brandegeana (formerly Beloperone guttata), belonging to the family Acanthaceæ, native to Mexico, and bearing small white flowers hidden in clusters of pinkish-brown bracts. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > American or West Indian ramgoat bush1566 burton-wood1697 cowage cherry1725 Jack-in-the-busha1726 screw tree1739 lady of the night1752 goatweed1756 solandra1797 silk-tassel1833 garrya1835 matico1839 choisya1840 Romneya1845 jointer1847 creosote-bush1851 creosote-plant1854 bridal wreath1856 ocotillo1856 adelaster1863 sage rose1864 white horse1864 tree poppy1866 Tacsonia1869 rain tree1877 piquillin bush1884 tassel-bush1891 bush poppy1899 Mexican orange1923 shrimp plant1941 1941 L. H. Bailey & E. Z. Bailey Hortus Second 101 [Beloperone]guttàta. Shrimp-plant. 1946 M. Free All about House Plants xvii. 153 The Shrimp Plant..is a comparatively new introduction to the house-plant scene. 1956 X. Field House Plants iii. 74 The Shrimp Plant has always been a favourite of mine. I delight in its prawn-like flowers. 1975 J. van de Wetering Tumbleweed (1976) ii. 18 There were plants on all window-sills..the shrimp plant with a pink growth at the end of each stalk. < as lemmas |
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