| 释义 |
Akebia, n.|əˈkiːbɪə|
[mod.L. (coined in Fr. by J. Decaisne 1837, in Compt. Rend. V. 394), ad. Jap. akebi.]
An East Asian genus of twining shrubs of the family Lardizabalaceae, which have purplish flowers and palmately divided leaves and are cultivated esp. as wall cover; (also akebia) a plant of this genus.
1855Curtis's Bot. Mag. LXXXI. 4864 (heading) Five-leaved Akebia. 1868S. Hereman Paxton's Bot. Dict. 20/1 Akèbia..From a name one of the species bears in the gardens of Japan. 1924Jrnl. R. Hort. Soc. XLIX. 150 The shrubs of the middle forest include, besides the rhododendrons..akebia, smilax, and lonicera. 1966M. Fish Carefree Gardening (1972) 85 The flowers of the akebia never show up very well, being dark chocoate-red. 1985Homes & Gardens Dec. 98 The façade was further softened by planting espaliered pear trees, the five-leaved akebia (Akebia quinata) and English boxwood. |