释义 |
knip·ho·fia \nipˈhōfēə, nīˈfō-\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Johan H. Kniphof died 1763 German botanist + New Latin -ia 1. capitalized : a genus of showy African herbs (family Liliaceae) having clumps of long radical leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers with reflexed perianths 2. -s : a plant of the genus Kniphofia — called also tritoma |