单词 | aspidistra |
释义 | aspidistra (once / 144138 pages) n WORD FAMILY aspidistra: aspidistras USAGE EXAMPLESAspidistra organized their chaos of titles into reasonable categories — fiction, history, art — but there was enough disorganization to encourage the thrill of the hunt. Salon(Oct 29, 2016) If you have darkness the whole day long, stick in an aspidistra. Washington Post(Jul 08, 2015) Being a teller was a good, if boring, lifetime job, straight out of an Orwell novel like Keep the Aspidistra Flying. The Guardian(Jun 29, 2014) n evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant Syn|Hyper Aspidistra elatio, bar-room plant, cast-iron plant herb, herbaceous plant a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
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