pothos

[网络] 石柑属；柚叶藤属；黄金葛

发音

/ˈpoʊθoʊs/

词形变化

pothoses 复数 pothoses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any vine of species Epipremnum aureum, widely cultivated as a houseplant, once classified in the genus Pothos.

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  2. 2.

    Any plant in the genus Pothos; a genus of plants consisting of subtropical and tropical, climbing, flowering vines, indigenous to the environs of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

golden pothos ivy arum

上位词 1

liana

相关短语

golden pothos [网络] 金宝石

词源

From translingual Pothos, the genus name. The similarity to Ancient Greek Πόθος (Póthos), the name of one of Aphrodite's erotes who was said to carry a vine (from πόθος (póthos, “yearning, desire”)) is noted; however, other references give the origin as Sinhalese පෝටා වැල් (pōṭā wæl).

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