| 释义 |
wi·tha·nia
\wə̇ˈthānēə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from withan (of unknown origin) + New Latin -ia
: a small genus of Old World tropical shrubs (family Solanaceae) having woolly leaves and clustered bell-shaped flowers with an enlarged fruiting calyx and including one plant (W. coagulans) used in the East Indies as a substitute for rennet in making cheese |