agapanthus

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
    — Agapanthi and hydrangeas bloom on brown-stone front steps, and an occasional elm wears majestically its century of age, and extends its kindly and dignified protection to the emerald-turfed croquet ground nestling at its feet.

词形变化

agapanthuses plural agapanthi plural

词源

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ἀγαπάω (agapáō)
Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)
Ancient Greek -η (-ē)
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γᾰ́πη (ăgắpē)
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éndʰos
Proto-Hellenic *ántʰos
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νθος (ắnthos)
New Latinder.
taxonomic name Agapanthusbor.
English agapanthus
Borrowed from taxonomic name Agapanthus, from Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē, “love, affection”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)
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