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单词 shrimp plant
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Definition of shrimp plant in English:

shrimp plant

noun
  • An evergreen Mexican shrub with clusters of small flowers in pinkish-brown bracts that are said to resemble shrimps, widely grown as a houseplant.

    Justicia brandegeana, family Acanthaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We've been told that a yellow-flowering plant we have is a lollipop bush, but it was labeled shrimp plant when we bought it.
    • Dunn organizes weekend trips during the semester to sites in Overtown, where students work for eight hours planting bougainvilleas, roses, shrimp plants, and vegetables.
    • By now you've begun to appreciate why this is called a ‘flower forest’: flowers are everywhere, from shrimp plants and begonias to orchids and red gingers.’
    • The base of the trees are planted with clivias, cannas, wild rhubarb, agapanthus, shrimp plants.
    • A few plants such as bougainvillea and shrimp plants (which bloom with tiny yellow pagodas) flower all year-round, but island gardeners complain that their season is actually quite short.
 
 

Definition of shrimp plant in US English:

shrimp plant

noun
  • An evergreen Mexican shrub with clusters of small flowers in pinkish-brown or pale yellow bracts that are said to resemble shrimp, widely grown as a houseplant.

    Justicia brandegeana, family Acanthaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A few plants such as bougainvillea and shrimp plants (which bloom with tiny yellow pagodas) flower all year-round, but island gardeners complain that their season is actually quite short.
    • We've been told that a yellow-flowering plant we have is a lollipop bush, but it was labeled shrimp plant when we bought it.
    • Dunn organizes weekend trips during the semester to sites in Overtown, where students work for eight hours planting bougainvilleas, roses, shrimp plants, and vegetables.
    • The base of the trees are planted with clivias, cannas, wild rhubarb, agapanthus, shrimp plants.
    • By now you've begun to appreciate why this is called a ‘flower forest’: flowers are everywhere, from shrimp plants and begonias to orchids and red gingers.’
 
 
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