释义 |
pro·ser·pi·na·ca \prōˌsərpəˈnākə\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a plant, probably knotweed, from Proserpina, goddess of the subterranean world of the dead, from Greek Persephonē : a genus of No. American aquatic or marsh herbs (family Haloragaceae) having finely divided or pinnatifid leaves, tiny perfect but apetalous axillary flowers, and small bony angled fruit — see mermaid weed |