| 单词 | streptocarpus |
| 释义 | streptocarpus[ strep-tuh-kahr-puhs ] / ˌstrɛp təˈkɑr pəs / nounany of various plants belonging to the genus Streptocarpus, of the gesneria family, native to Africa and Asia, having showy white, pink, or purplish flowers and often cultivated as a houseplant. Also called Cape primrose. Origin of streptocarpus<New Latin (1828); see strepto-, -carpous; so named in reference to the tight spirals formed by the ruptured seed capsules Words nearby streptocarpusstrepsirrhine, strep throat, strepticemia, strepto-, streptobacillus, streptocarpus, streptocerciasis, streptococcemia, streptococcus, streptococcus erythrogenic toxin, Streptococcus mutans Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for streptocarpus
British Dictionary definitions for streptocarpusstreptocarpus / (ˌstrɛptəˈkɑːpəs) / nounany plant of the typically stemless subtropical perennial genus Streptocarpus, some species of which are grown as greenhouse plants for their tubular flowers in a range of bright colours: family Gesneriaceae Word Origin for streptocarpusNew Latin, from Greek streptos twisted + karpos fruit (from the shape of the capsule) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。