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单词 pleione
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Definition of pleione in English:

pleione

noun plʌɪˈəʊni
  • Any of various orchids constituting the genus Pleione, native chiefly to northern India, Nepal, China, and Burma (Myanmar), having fleshy pseudobulbs, deciduous plicate leaves, and ornamental white, pink, or purple flowers; (in form Pleione), the genus itself.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Lindley (1799–1865), botanist and horticulturist. From scientific Latin Pleione from classical Latin Plēïonē (Hellenistic Greek Πλειόνη), the name of the mother of the Pleiades.

Definition of pleione in US English:

pleione

nounplʌɪˈəʊni
  • Any of various orchids constituting the genus Pleione, native chiefly to northern India, Nepal, China, and Burma (Myanmar), having fleshy pseudobulbs, deciduous plicate leaves, and ornamental white, pink, or purple flowers; (in form Pleione), the genus itself.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Lindley (1799–1865), botanist and horticulturist. From scientific Latin Pleione from classical Latin Plēïonē (Hellenistic Greek Πλειόνη), the name of the mother of the Pleiades.

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