单词 | calathea |
释义 | calathea[ kal-uh-thee-uh ] / ˌkæl əˈθi ə / nounany of various tropical American plants of the genus Calathea, some of which have colorful, variegated leaves and are often cultivated as houseplants. Origin of calatheaFrom New Latin; see origin at kalathos, -ea Words nearby calatheacalando, calandria, calanthe, Calapan, calash, calathea, calathiform, calathus, calaverite, Calbayog, calc Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for calatheacalathea / (ˌkæləˈθɪə) / nounany plant of the S. American perennial genus Calathea, many species of which are grown as greenhouse or house plants for their decorative variegated leaves, esp the zebra plant (C. zebrina), the leaves of which are purplish below and dark green with lighter stripes above: family Marantaceae Word Origin for calatheaNew Latin, from Greek kalathos a basket Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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