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单词 achimenes
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achimenes

[ uh-kim-uh-neez ]
/ əˈkɪm əˌniz /

noun, plural a·chim·e·nes.

any of several tropical American herbs of the genus Achimenes, cultivated for their showy, tubular flowers.

Origin of achimenes

<New Latin (1791), alteration of Latin achaemenis<Greek achaimenís

Words nearby achimenes

Achilles tendon reflex, Achill Island, achillobursitis, achillodynia, achillotomy, achimenes, Achinese, aching, Achinsk, achiote, achiral
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Example sentences from the Web for achimenes

  • Trevirana or Achimenes, and Columnea, are removed to Gesneriace.

    Botany for Ladies|Jane Loudon
  • Achimenes are stove bulbs and cannot be grown without a sufficiency of heat.

    The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition|Sutton and Sons

British Dictionary definitions for achimenes

achimenes
/ (ˌækɪˈmiːniːz) /

noun

any plant of the tropical S American tuberous-rooted perennial genus Achimenes, with showy red, blue, or white tubular flowers, some of which are grown as greenhouse plants: family Gesneriaceae

Word Origin for achimenes

from Latin achaemenis, from Greek achaimenis, a species of euphorbia
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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