释义 |
saint-cath·er·ine's flower \-ˈkath(ə)rə̇nz-\ noun Usage: usually capitalized S&C Etymology: after St. Catherine of Alexandria died ab307 Christian martyr who was tortured on a spiked wheel 1. [so called from the fancied resemblance of the styles to the spikes on Catherine's wheel] : love-in-a-mist 1 2. : poinsettia |