单词 | astilbe |
释义 | astilbe[ uh-stil-bee ] / əˈstɪl bi / nounany plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers. Origin of astilbe1825; <New Latin, equivalent to a-a-6 + Greek stilbḗ, feminine of stilbós glittering Words nearby astilbeastigmatometer, astigmatoscope, astigmatoscopy, astigmia, astigmometer, astilbe, astir, Asti spumante, stitch in time, a, A stitch in time saves nine, ASTM Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for astilbeastilbe / (əˈstɪlbɪ) / nounany perennial saxifragaceous plant of the genus Astilbe of E Asia and North America: cultivated for their ornamental spikes or panicles of pink or white flowers Word Origin for astilbeC19: New Latin, from Greek: not glittering, from a- 1 + stilbē, from stilbein to glitter; referring to its inconspicuous individual flowers 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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