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单词 astilbe
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astilbe

[ uh-stil-bee ]
/ əˈstɪl bi /

noun

any plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers.

Origin of astilbe

1825; <New Latin, equivalent to a-a-6 + Greek stilbḗ, feminine of stilbós glittering

Words nearby astilbe

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British Dictionary definitions for astilbe

astilbe
/ (əˈstɪlbɪ) /

noun

any perennial saxifragaceous plant of the genus Astilbe of E Asia and North America: cultivated for their ornamental spikes or panicles of pink or white flowers

Word Origin for astilbe

C19: New Latin, from Greek: not glittering, from a- 1 + stilbē, from stilbein to glitter; referring to its inconspicuous individual flowers
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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