释义 |
tour·ne·for·tia \ˌtu̇rnəˈfȯrshēə, -rd.ēə\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Joseph Pitton de Tournefort died 1708 French botanist + New Latin -ia : a large genus of tropical trees and shrubs (family Boraginaceae) having alternate leaves and terminal cymes of small flowers and a fruit that is a fleshy or spongy 4-celled drupe |