单词 | shortia |
释义 | shortia in British English (ˈʃɔːtɪə) noun an evergreen herb native to eastern North America and temperate Asia, with white, pink, or blue flowers shortia in American English (ˈʃɔrtiə) US noun any of a genus (Shortia, family Diapensiaceae, order Diapensiales) of evergreen, dicotyledonous plants withnodding, bell-shaped, white flowers on long stalks; esp., an American species (S. galacifolia) native to the mountains of the Carolinas Word origin ModL, after C. W. Short (1794-1863), U.S. horticulturist + -ia |
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