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单词 schizanthus
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schizanthus

[ ski-zan-thuhs ]
/ skɪˈzæn θəs /

noun

any of several plants of the genus Schizanthus, native to Chile, having numerous variously colored flowers resembling small orchids.
Also called butterfly flower.

Origin of schizanthus

<New Latin (1794) <Greek schiz- schiz- + ánthos “flower”; cf. antho-

Words nearby schizanthus

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Example sentences from the Web for schizanthus

  • One point in the successful culture of Schizanthus should never be forgotten.

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

British Dictionary definitions for schizanthus

schizanthus
/ (skɪtˈsænθəs) /

noun

any plant of the Chilean annual genus Schizanthus, some species of which are grown as pot or garden plants for their showy red, white, or yellow orchid-like flowers: family SolanaceaeSometimes called: poor man's orchid

Word Origin for schizanthus

New Latin, from Greek schizein to cut + anthos flower (from the deeply divided corolla)
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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