释义 |
spi·ro·de·la \ˌspīrəˈdēlə\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from spir- + -dela (from Greek dēlos visible, evident); from the fact that the spiral vessels are visible through the transparent tissues — more at adel- : a genus of aquatic plants (family Lemnaceae) having a membranous spathe and a thallus with a cluster of several rootlets — see great duckweed |