单词 | life plant |
释义 | > as lemmaslife plant life plant n. now rare any plant of the tropical genus Kalanchoe (formerly Bryophyllum) (family Crassulaceae), many members of which bear plantlets on their leaf margins. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Crassulaceae (stonecrop and allies) > [noun] > life-plant life plant1851 1851 P. H. Gosse Naturalist's Sojourn Jamaica 61 The Leaf of Life, or the Life Plant. 1939 C. J. Hylander World of Plant Life xxii. 274 The Life Plant is grown because of this foliage peculiarity rather than for the purplish-green pendant flowers. 2005 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) (Nexis) 20 Jan. (Home & Garden) 64 Several other kalanchoes are a good deal more interesting. The Miracle Leaf, Life Plant and Good Luck Plant drop little plantlets from the tips or edges of the leaves. < as lemmas |
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