释义 |
cal·an·drin·ia \ˌkalənˈdrinēə\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, after Jean Louis Calandrini died 1758 Swiss botanist : a large genus of mostly So. American and Australian succulent herbs of the family Portulacaceae that have basal or alternate leaves and purplish ephemeral flowers in bracted racemes or panicles — see rock purslane |