boneseed

发音

AU

词形变化

boneseeds 复数 boneseeds

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An upright shrub in the sunflower family (Osteospermum moniliferum, syn. Chrysanthemoides monilifera), native to South Africa but is an invasive pest in Australia and New Zealand.

    新西兰 可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Subspecies Osteospermum moniliferum subsp. monilifera (the subspecies Osteospermum moniliferum subsp. rotundata being known there as bitou bush)

    澳大利亚 可数 不可数

词源

From bone + seed, either directly as a description of the hard surface of the seeds, or indirectly as a calque of the name of its genus, Osteospermum, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”) + Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”).

来源：wiktionary