释义 |
ep·i·me·di·um \ˌepəˈmēdēəm\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin epimedion, an unknown plant, from Greek epimēdion, from epi- + mēdion, a species of Campanula : a small genus of nearly woody herbs (family Berberidaceae) having pinnately compound leaves and flowers with eight sepals in two whorls and four petals that are mostly transformed into nectaries |