单词 | parmeliaceous |
释义 | Definition of parmeliaceous in English:parmeliaceousadjective ˌpɑːmiːlɪˈeɪʃəs Botany
OriginLate 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Tuckerman (1817–1886). Either from scientific Latin Parmeliaceae, family name + -ous, or from scientific Latin Parmelia, genus name (E. Acharius Methodus qua Omnes Detectos Lichenes ii. 153; from Hellenistic Greek πάρμη small round shield (from classical Latin parma, probably a loanword) + εἰλεῖν to shut in, of uncertain origin) + -aceous. Definition of parmeliaceous in US English:parmeliaceousadjectiveˌpɑːmiːlɪˈeɪʃəs Botany
OriginLate 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Tuckerman (1817–1886). Either from scientific Latin Parmeliaceae, family name + -ous, or from scientific Latin Parmelia, genus name (E. Acharius Methodus qua Omnes Detectos Lichenes ii. 153; from Hellenistic Greek πάρμη small round shield (from classical Latin parma, probably a loanword) + εἰλεῖν to shut in, of uncertain origin) + -aceous. |
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