释义 |
tro·pae·o·lum \-ləm\ noun Etymology: New Latin, diminutive of Latin tropaeum trophy — more at trophy 1. capitalized : a genus of tropical American diffuse or climbing pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceae and having lobed or dissected peltate leaves and showy variously colored spurred flowers succeeded by a fruit composed of three distinct rugose carpels — see canarybird flower, nasturtium 2 2. -s : any plant or flower of the genus Tropaeolum |