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单词 abutilon
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Definition of abutilon in English:

abutilon

noun əˈbjuːtɪlɒnəˈbyo͞odlˌän
  • A herbaceous plant or shrub of warm climates, typically bearing showy yellow, red, or mauve flowers and sometimes used for fibre.

    Genus Abutilon, family Malvaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Planted beneath it, and in the matching raised bed across the runnel, is a collection of bold and textural plants such as abutilon, acanthus, agapanthus, and Tasmanian tree fern.
    • Screens made from bamboo and birch branches as well as plantings (golden currant, white abutilon, and New Zealand flax) create privacy.
    • Star jasmine trained in a diamond pattern against the wall, yellow clivia, and dwarf abutilon in hanging baskets add interest lower down.
    • The rest of the garden is filled with shade- and sun-loving subtropical and Mediterranean plants - abutilon, bougainvillea, datura, giant bird of paradise, and princess flower (Tibouchina).
    • When A stands for abutilon, B for bougainvillea and C for clianthus, we must be in a conservatory where the temperature never falls below 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
    • The best choices include abutilon, agastache, alstroemeria, bee balm, cestrum, cleome, coral bells, fuchsia, honeysuckle, lion's tail, penstemon, red-flowered perennial lobelia, salvia, and zauschneria.
    • Anyone watching television coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show this past week can't have failed to notice a splendid specimen of abutilon, an exotic small shrub also known as Flowering Maple, Parlour Maple and Indian Mallow.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Arabic ūbūṭīlūn 'Indian mallow'.

 
 

Definition of abutilon in US English:

abutilon

nounəˈbyo͞odlˌän
  • A herbaceous plant or shrub of the mallow family, native to warm climates and typically bearing showy yellow, red, or mauve flowers.

    Genus Abutilon, family Malvaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The best choices include abutilon, agastache, alstroemeria, bee balm, cestrum, cleome, coral bells, fuchsia, honeysuckle, lion's tail, penstemon, red-flowered perennial lobelia, salvia, and zauschneria.
    • The rest of the garden is filled with shade- and sun-loving subtropical and Mediterranean plants - abutilon, bougainvillea, datura, giant bird of paradise, and princess flower (Tibouchina).
    • Screens made from bamboo and birch branches as well as plantings (golden currant, white abutilon, and New Zealand flax) create privacy.
    • Star jasmine trained in a diamond pattern against the wall, yellow clivia, and dwarf abutilon in hanging baskets add interest lower down.
    • When A stands for abutilon, B for bougainvillea and C for clianthus, we must be in a conservatory where the temperature never falls below 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
    • Anyone watching television coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show this past week can't have failed to notice a splendid specimen of abutilon, an exotic small shrub also known as Flowering Maple, Parlour Maple and Indian Mallow.
    • Planted beneath it, and in the matching raised bed across the runnel, is a collection of bold and textural plants such as abutilon, acanthus, agapanthus, and Tasmanian tree fern.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Arabic ūbūṭīlūn ‘Indian mallow’.

 
 
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