单词 | pseudobulb |
释义 | > as lemmaspseudobulb pseudobulb n. Brit. /ˈs(j)uːdə(ʊ)bʌlb/ , U.S. /ˈsudoʊˌbəlb/ Botany (in many tropical and epiphytic orchids) a swollen segment of stem comprising one or more internodes.ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > orchids > parts of cullions1611 thyrsus1704 labellum1810 retinaculum1821 rostellum1821 caudicle1830 pseudobulb1832 massula1856 antenna1862 clinandrium1864 bucket1871 slipper1902 1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. 58 The Pseudobulb is an enlarged aerial stem, resembling a tuber, from which it scarcely differs. 1890 W. Watson Orchids ii. 18 Usually only one pseudo-bulb is developed at the apex or growing point of each rhizome yearly. 1959 T. B. Morris Death among Orchids x. 77 Fat pseudo-bulbs and leaves had been torn and bruised by the fall. < as lemmas |
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