aspidistra
名词 n.
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名词 n.
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Any of several Asian plants of the genus Aspidistra, having large leaves and small bell-shaped flowers; widely cultivated as a houseplant.
— 'Thank God they're not gentel aboutit.' 'Some of them are,' said Leiter. 'Tea-cups, aspidistras and tut-tutting all over the place.'
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taxonomic name Aspidistrabor.
English aspidistra
Borrowed from taxonomic name Aspidistra, coined by English botanist John Ker Gawler in 1822 from a blend of Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) + taxonomic name Tupistra (“a sister genus”).
taxonomic name Aspidistrabor.
English aspidistra
Borrowed from taxonomic name Aspidistra, coined by English botanist John Ker Gawler in 1822 from a blend of Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) + taxonomic name Tupistra (“a sister genus”).
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