单词 | photinia |
释义 | photinia in British English (fəʊˈtɪnɪə) noun a member of the Photinia genus of small trees and large shrubs thought to be restricted to Asia, grown esp for their decorative white flowers and red fruits photinia in American English (fouˈtɪniə) noun any of various trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Photinia, of the rose family, having clusters of small white flowers and red, berrylike fruit Word origin [‹ NL (1821) ‹ Gk phōtein(ós) shining, bright, (deriv. of pho᷇s, s. phōt- light) + NL -ia -ia; so named in reference to the glossy evergreen leaves and white flowers]Examples of 'photinia' in a sentence |
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