单词 | arethusa |
释义 | arethusa[ ar-uh-thoo-zuh ] / ˌær əˈθu zə / nounAlso called dragon's mouth, swamp pink. an orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, of eastern North America, having a solitary pink flower with a blotched, fringed lip: now rare. (initial capital letter)Classical Mythology. a nymph who was changed into a spring to save her when she was being pursued by the river god Alpheus. Origin of arethusa1810–20; (<New Latin ) <Greek Aréthousa Words nearby arethusaAreopagus, arepa, Arequipa, Ares, arete, arethusa, Aretino, Arezzo, arf, arfvedsonite, Arg Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for arethusaBritish Dictionary definitions for arethusa (1 of 2)arethusa / (ˌærɪˈθjuːzə) / nouna North American orchid, Arethusa bulbosa, having one long narrow leaf and one rose-purple flower fringed with yellow British Dictionary definitions for arethusa (2 of 2)Arethusa / (ˌærɪˈθjuːzə) / nounGreek myth a nymph who was changed into a spring on the island of Ortygia to escape the amorous advances of the river god Alpheus 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 |
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