| 单词 | spathiphyllum |
| 释义 | spathiphyllum in British English (spəˈθɪfɪləm) noun any of various tropical plants of the genus Spathiphyllum, having a green or white spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers spathiphyllum in American English (ˌspeiðəˈfɪləm, -θə-, ˌspæθə-) noun any of various tropical plants of the genus Spathiphyllum, having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivatedas an ornamental Also called: peace lily, spathe flower Word origin [‹ NL, equiv. to Gk spáth(ē) blade, spathe + NL -i- -i- (irreg. for -o-) + Gk -phyllon, neut. of -phyllos -phyllous, in reference to the leaflike appearance of the spathes]-i- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin,if the second element is of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix -i- include: Frenchify, cuneiformExamples of 'spathiphyllum' in a sentence |
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