allamanda

allamanda
[ˌaləˈmandə]
(亦作 allamander)
noun
  1. any of a number of tropical shrubs or climbers which bear showy flowers, typically of yellow or purple
    黄蝉花
  2. Species in several families, particularly in the genus Allamanda (family Apocynaceae), including the ornamental South American yellow allamanda (A. cathartica)
    数科多种,尤指黄蝉花属(夹竹桃科),包括观赏类的软枝黄蝉(拉丁名 A. cathartica)
语源
  1. modern Latin, named after Jean-Nicholas-Sébastien Allamand (1713–87), Swiss naturalist
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