单词 | rivina |
释义 | rivinan. Any plant of the genus Rivina (family Phytolaccaceae), comprising perennial shrubs native to tropical America, typically having inconspicuous white to pale pink flowers and bright red berries; esp. the bloodberry, R. humilis, commonly grown for ornament. Also (in form Rivina): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) I. 121. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Phytolaccaceae (poke-weed and allies) > [noun] redweed1624 poke1687 phytolacca1730 pork physic1733 pokeweed1751 pokeberry1754 rivina1754 guinea-hen weed1836 hoop-withe1847 pocan1858 strong man's weed1864 ink weed1913 1754 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (rev. ed.) III. sig. Nnnn5/2 The Flowers of Plumier's Rivina have eight Stamina. 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia (at cited word) Three [species]..are cultivated... Downy rivina... Smooth rivina... Climbing rivina. 1831 Gardener's Mag. 7 675 Dr. Hamilton has also sent us a drawing of Papaver somniferum.., the petals of which are coloured with the juice of the berries of this Rivina. 1882 Garden 5 Aug. 112/1 Rivinas..are eminently deserving of more general cultivation than they meet with at present. 1907 Jrnl. N.Y. Bot. Garden 8 82 Several species of the genus Rivina represent the pokeweed family, Phytolaccaceae, whose bright-colored berries make these plants quite attractive. 1978 Waterloo (Iowa) Courier 25 Oct. 13/3 Rivina..is a relative of pokeweed, but..it has small, thin, bright green leaves and racemes of tiny white flowers. 2004 D. F. Austin Florida Ethnobot. 575 Consumption of Rivina fruits causes numbness of the mouth within 2 hours, with a feeling of warmth in the throat and stomach. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1754 |
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