单词 | crossandra |
释义 | crossandra /kreuh san"dreuh, -sahn"-, kraw-/, n. any of several plants of the genus Crossandra, native to Africa and Asia, esp. C. infundibuliformis, having glossy leaves and red-orange flowers and sometimes cultivated as a houseplant. Also called firecracker flower. [ < NL (1806) < Gk kross(oí) tassels, fringe + -andra, fem. of -andros, adj. deriv. of anér man, male; hence, "having a fringed stamen"] |
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