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单词 tradescantia
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Definition of tradescantia in English:

tradescantia

nounˌtradɪˈskantɪə
  • An American plant with triangular three-petalled flowers, especially a tender kind widely grown as a houseplant for its trailing, typically variegated, foliage.

    Genus Tradescantia, family Commelinaceae

    Compare with spiderwort
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Combine with a foreground planting of tradescantias to create a cool oasis of vibrant blues and greens.
    • I tend to grow them with grasses and similar prairie plants such as silphium, tradescantias, helleniums and asters.
    • I have several daylilies and tradescantias with well developed flower buds.
    • All tradescantias tend to lose their lower leaves with age and should be propagated regularly.
    • They, along with the self sown tradescantias, violets, hollyhocks and dame's rocket are part of the greater urban garden.
    • Since I've never had any tradescantias previously, I don't know what to compare it to, but I look forward to dividing this one and getting a few more.

Origin

Modern Latin, named in honour of John Tradescant (see Tradescant, John).

 
 

Definition of tradescantia in US English:

tradescantia

noun
  • An American plant with triangular three-petaled flowers, especially a tender kind widely grown as a houseplant for its trailing, typically variegated, foliage.

    Genus Tradescantia, family Commelinaceae

    Compare with spiderwort
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They, along with the self sown tradescantias, violets, hollyhocks and dame's rocket are part of the greater urban garden.
    • Since I've never had any tradescantias previously, I don't know what to compare it to, but I look forward to dividing this one and getting a few more.
    • Combine with a foreground planting of tradescantias to create a cool oasis of vibrant blues and greens.
    • I have several daylilies and tradescantias with well developed flower buds.
    • I tend to grow them with grasses and similar prairie plants such as silphium, tradescantias, helleniums and asters.
    • All tradescantias tend to lose their lower leaves with age and should be propagated regularly.

Origin

Modern Latin, named in honor of John Tradescant (see Tradescant, John).

 
 
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