单词 | persicaria |
释义 | persicaria/ˌpəːsɪˈkɛːrɪə/noun Originally (more fully spotted persicaria): a common Eurasian weed, Persicaria maculosa (formerly Polygonum persicaria), of the family Polygonaceae, which has spikes of small pink flowers and lanceolate leaves often bearing a dark blotch (also called redshank). In later use, usually with distinguishing word: any of the plants constituting the genus Persicaria (commonly treated as a section of the genus Polygonum); specifically the garden plant P. orientalis, a tall annual with dense spikes of rose-pink flowers, native to South-East Asia. Also (in form Persicaria): the genus (or section of the genus Polygonum) containing these plants. OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in Agnus Castus. From post-classical Latin persicaria redshank, Persicaria maculosa from classical Latin persicum peach, from the resemblance of the leaves to those of the peach tree + -āria. Compare post-classical Latin persicarius peach tree. Compare Old French, Middle French, French persicaire, Spanish persicaria, Italian persicaria. |
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