| 单词 | queen's wreath |
| 释义 | > as lemmasqueen's wreath queen's wreath n. a tropical vine, Petrea volubilis (family Verbenaceae), which is native to the Caribbean area and has rough-surfaced leaves and hanging clusters of typically purplish-blue flowers; also called purple wreath, sandpaper vine. ΚΠ 1922 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 17 Sept. 29/7 A pink and green motif for decoration was chosen by the hostess, the combination being ferns and queen's wreath. 1949 L. H. Bailey Man. Cultivated Plants (rev. ed.) 843 P. volubilis, Jacq. Queens Wreath. Woody vine or subshrub to 35 ft...fls. pale blue to purple, in axillary racemes 3–12 in. long. 1983 C. King tr. W. Lötschert & G. Beese Trop. Plants 47 The genus Petrea..comprises 30 or so species... They include P. arborea, often planted as an ornamental shrub, and P. volubilis, the Queen's Wreath, another shrub which climbs to a height of 10m. < as lemmas |
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