释义 |
cal·lu·na \kəˈl(y)ünə\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek kallynein to beautify, sweep clean, from kallos beauty; from its use in making brooms — more at calli- : a genus of low shrubs (family Ericaceae) included by some in the genus Erica but distinguished by opposite leaves and sepals which are much longer than the petals — see heather |