单词 | akebia |
释义 | akebian. Any of several plants constituting the East Asian genus Akebia (family Lardizabalaceae) of twining shrubs typically having purplish flowers and palmately divided leaves; esp. (more fully five-leaf or five-leaved akebia) any of numerous cultivated varieties of A. quintata, commonly grown for ornament as wall cover, on trellises, pergolas, etc. Also (in form Akebia): the genus itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental vine > [noun] > other ornamental vines Virginian silk1629 akebia1847 moonflower1859 smilax1870 kudzu1893 1847 Edwards's Bot. Reg. 33 28 As the past winter has proved many of my Chusan plants perfectly hardy in this country, there is every reason to suppose that this Akebia will succeed well. 1868 S. Hereman Paxton's Bot. Dict. 20/1 Akèbia..From a name one of the species bears in the gardens of Japan. 1924 Jrnl. Royal Hort. Soc. 49 150 The shrubs of the middle forest include, besides the rhododendrons..akebia, smilax, and lonicera. 1966 M. Fish Carefree Gardening (1972) 85 The flowers of the akebia never show up very well, being dark chocolate-red. 1985 Homes & Gardens Dec. 98 The façade was further softened by planting espaliered pear trees, the five-leaved akebia (Akebia quinata) and English boxwood. 2004 T. Bost & J. Wilson Carolinas Gardener’s Guide 75/2 Five-leaf akebia may be a viable solution for new home sites. These twining vines ask for so little—just a place to grow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1847 |
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