germander

n. 石蚕属植物

发音

US /d͡ʒɚˈmændɚ/
其它
UK /d͡ʒəˈmændə/

词形变化

germanders 复数 germanders

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A Mediterranean herb, of species Teucrium chamaedrys, historically grown for medicinal use but now mostly as an ornamental miniature hedge in herb gardens.

  2. 2.

    Any plant of the genus Teucrium, some with small, pink, white, or pale purple flowers and a small upper lip.

    石蚕

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

subshrub suffrutex

下位词 3

wood sage cat thyme wall germander

相关短语

wall germander [网络] 石蚕；墙石蚕；矮树香科

词源

Late Middle English, from French germandrée, itself from Latin chamaedrys, from Ancient Greek χαμαίδρῡς (khamaídrūs, literally “ground-oak”).

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