释义 |
‖ ceanothus|siːəˈnəʊθʊs| [mod.L., ad. Gr. κεάνωθος ‘a kind of thistle’ (Liddell and Scott).] Red-root; a genus of flowering shrubs, belonging to the family Rhamnaceæ. The species C. americanus, cultivated in English gardens, is known in America as ‘New Jersey Tea’.
1882Garden 25 Feb. 129/2 The plant..grew against a south wall mingled with the dense growth of a Ceanothus. |