释义 |
ire·si·ne \ˌīrəˈsī(ˌ)nē\ noun Etymology: New Latin, modification of Greek eiresiōnē branch of olive or laurel wound round with wool and hung with fruits; from the woolly calyx 1. capitalized : a genus of tropical American opposite-leaved herbs (family Amaranthaceae) having small spicate or paniculate scarious flowers and often colored foliage — see achyranthes 2 2. -s : any plant of the genus Iresine |