| 单词 | aspidistra |
| 释义 | aspidistra[ as-pi-dis-truh ] / ˌæs pɪˈdɪs trə / nounany of several plants belonging to the genus Aspidistra, of the lily family, native to eastern Asia, especially A. eliator, having large evergreen leaves often striped with white, and grown as a houseplant. Also called barroom plant, cast-iron plant, iron plant. Origin of aspidistra1815–25; <New Latin, equivalent to aspid- (<Greek: stem of aspís shield) + -istra, extracted from Tupistra genus of liliaceous plants <Greek typís mallet + Latin -tra plural of -trum noun suffix denoting instrument Words nearby aspidistraasphyxia neonatorum, asphyxiant, asphyxiate, asphyxiation, aspic, aspidistra, Aspinwall, aspirant, aspirata, aspirate, aspiration Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aspidistra
British Dictionary definitions for aspidistraaspidistra / (ˌæspɪˈdɪstrə) / nounany Asian plant of the liliaceous genus Aspidistra, esp A. lurida, a popular house plant with long tough evergreen leaves and purplish flowers borne on the ground Word Origin for aspidistraC19: from New Latin, from Greek aspis shield, on the model of Tupistra genus of liliaceous plants 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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