| 单词 | butterfly-shaped |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbutterfly-shaped butterfly-shaped adj. Botany (of a flower) having a corolla arranged in a form resembling a butterfly; (also) denoting such a corolla; esp. as characteristic of leguminous plants (cf. papilionaceous adj. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having particular shape, form, or arrangement papilionaceous1668 umbellated1682 fistulous1690 umbelliferous1753 umbellate1760 butterfly-shaped1763 starry-eyed1793 umbelled1793 agglomerate1849 macrostylous1857 mesostylous1887 umbelliform1891 1763 J. Wheeler Botanist's & Gardener's New Dict. p. xxiii The corolla is papilionaceous, or of the butterfly-shaped kind. 1880 Girl's Own Paper 29 May 349/2 The pea tribe, with butterfly-shaped flowers (leguminosæ) has nearly seven thousand species in it. 1979 Trop. Legumes: Resources for Future (National Acad. Sci.–National Res. Council (U.S.)) vii. 261 Copious clusters of scarlet, butterfly-shaped blossoms appear in bunches along the branches. 2014 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 16 July (Metro ed.) e1 Moth orchids are prized for their long-lasting, butterfly-shaped flowers. < as lemmas |
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