释义 |
car·lu·do·vi·ca \|kärˌlüdəˈvēkə, -īkə\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, after Charles IV (Carolus) died 1819 king of Spain, and Maria Luisa (Ludovica) died 1819 his queen : a genus of tropical American erect or climbing palmlike plants (family Cyclanthaceae) differing from the palms in having tetramerous flowers and many-seeded fruit — see jipijapa |