| 单词 | swiss cheese plant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasSwiss cheese plant Swiss cheese plant n. an evergreen climbing plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the family Araceæ, native to central America and often cultivated as a house plant for the sake of its large ovate perforated leaves. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > foliage, house, or garden plants > [noun] > Swiss cheese plant cheese plant1846 Monstera1858 ceriman1871 Swiss cheese plant1946 1946 M. Free All about House Plants xviii. 267 One of the most interesting [aroids] is the..Swiss Cheese Plant, because of the holes naturally formed in the much~divided leaves. 1955 W. E. Shewell-Cooper Pot Plants i. 15 Monstera deliciosa..is usually called the Swiss Cheese plant. 1970 Sunday Tel. 3 May 19/2 A variation of the ‘Swiss cheese plant’ has golden marking besides the familiar ‘holes’ in the leaves. 1981 ‘J. Ross’ Dark Blue & Dangerous xxiii. 130 An immense Swiss Cheese plant climbed a cement pillar. < as lemmas |
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