| 释义 |
cros·so·so·ma
\ˌkräsəˈsōmə, -rȯs-\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from cross- + -soma
: a small genus of shrubs (constituting the family Crossosomataceae) restricted to the southwestern United States and Mexico and having small simple leathery leaves that are often clustered on short branches and solitary terminal flowers
• cros·so·so·ma·ta·ceous \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsōmə|tāshəs\ adjective |