costus

发音

UK /ˈkɒstəs/

词形变化

costuses 复数 costuses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A perennial tropical herbaceous plant of the genus Costus (family Costaceae).

  2. 2.

    Saussurea costus, a composite growing on the Himalayas in the vicinity of Kashmir, or its root.

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin costus, from Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos), from Sanskrit कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha).

来源：wiktionary