单词 | partridge-breasted aloe |
释义 | > as lemmaspartridge-breasted aloe partridge-breasted aloe n. = partridge-breast n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Liliaceae family or plants > [noun] > aloe plants aloeeOE sea ay-green1551 sea-houseleek1597 aloe tree1640 tongue aloe1731 partridge-breast1811 partridge-breasted aloe1858 1858 G. Glenny Gardener's Every-day Bk. (new ed.) 191/1 The various Aloes, of which the Partridge-breasted..is at the head. 1955 tr. A. C. Muller-Idzerda 100 Indoor Plants 18 Aloe variegata, often called The Partridge Breasted Aloe, is very attractive with its leaves irregularly banded in green and white. 1974 S. Clapham Greenhouse Bk. xvii. 176 There are both tree-like and stemless species, but it is the latter that are grown chiefly, A. variegata, the Partridge-breasted Aloe, being particularly popular with its fleshy pointed leaves. < as lemmas |
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