| 释义 |
tib·ou·chi·na
\ˌtibəˈkīnə, -kēnə\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from tibouch (from native name in Guiana) + -ina
1. capitalized : a large genus of So. American shrubs or rarely herbs (family Melastomaceae) having entire 5- to 7-nerved leaves and trichotomous panicles of large purple flowers with a hairy calyx, 10 stamens, and a 5-celled ovary — see glory-bush, spiderflower 2
2. -s : any plant of the genus Tibouchina |