| 释义 |
med·i·nil·la
\ˌmedənˈilə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, after José de Medinilla y Pineda fl1820 Spanish governor of the Mariana islands
: a large genus of tropical Old World shrubs (family Melastomaceae) often grown for ornament and having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white or pink flowers with showy bracts |