单词 | snake plant |
释义 | > as lemmassnake plant snake plant n. (a) (see quot. 1883); (b) = mother-in-law's tongue n. at mother-in-law n. and adj. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > foliage, house, or garden plants > [noun] > ornamental cacti Rochea1819 echeveria1840 snake plant1883 zygocactus1950 mother-in-law's tongue1958 1883 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (1901) 436 Arum Dracunculus (Dragons, Snake Plant). 1946 M. Free All about House Plants xviii. 271 The common Snake-plant..is one of the most inelegant of all plants, with its stiff, 30-inch, upright leaves. 1973 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 21 Nov. 24/1 He had poured his heart out to a hardy sansevieria, otherwise known as snake plant or mother-in-law's tongues. < as lemmas |
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