| 单词 | crossandra |
| 释义 | crossandra[ kruh-san-druh, -sahn-, kraw- ] / krəˈsæn drə, -ˈsɑn-, krɔ- / nounany of several plants of the genus Crossandra, native to Africa and Asia, especially C. infundibuliformis, having glossy leaves and red-orange flowers and sometimes cultivated as a houseplant. Also called firecracker flower. Origin of crossandra<New Latin (1806) <Greek kross(oí) tassels, fringe + -andra, feminine of -andros, adj. derivative of anḗr man, male; hence, “having a fringed stamen” Words nearby crossandraCrosland, cross, cross a bridge when one comes to it, cross-action, cross-addicted, crossandra, cross as a bear, cross assembler, crossband, crossbar, crossbeam Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for crossandracrossandra / (krɒˈsɑːndrə) / nounany shrub of the free-flowering mostly African genus Crossandra, grown in greenhouses for their large yellow, lilac, or orange flowers: family Acanthaceae Word Origin for crossandraNew Latin, from Greek krossos fringed + andros, genitive of anēr man, male (from the fringed anthers) 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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