单词 | streptocarpus |
释义 | streptocarpus /strep'teuh kahr"peuhs/, n. any of various plants belonging to the genus Streptocarpus, of the gesneria family, native to Africa and Asia, having showy white, pink, or purplish flowers and often cultivated as a houseplant. Also called Cape primrose. [ < NL (1828); see STREPTO-, -CARPOUS; so named in reference to the tight spirals formed by the ruptured seed capsules] |
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