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单词 Ophiopogon
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Definition of Ophiopogon in English:

Ophiopogon

noun ˌɒfɪə(ʊ)ˈpəʊɡɒn
Botany
  • A genus of evergreen herbaceous perennials of the family Convallariaceae (or Liliaceae), native to parts of South-East Asia from India to Japan and cultivated elsewhere as ornamental or ground-covering plants, which form mats of long, narrow, grasslike leaves; (also ophiopogon) a plant of this genus, especially O. japonicus.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Lindley (1799–1865), botanist and horticulturist. From scientific Latin Ophiopogon from Hellenistic Greek ὀϕιο- + ancient Greek πώγων beard.

Definition of Ophiopogon in US English:

Ophiopogon

nounˌɒfɪə(ʊ)ˈpəʊɡɒn
Botany
  • A genus of evergreen herbaceous perennials of the family Convallariaceae (or Liliaceae), native to parts of South-East Asia from India to Japan and cultivated elsewhere as ornamental or ground-covering plants, which form mats of long, narrow, grasslike leaves; (also ophiopogon) a plant of this genus, especially O. japonicus.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Lindley (1799–1865), botanist and horticulturist. From scientific Latin Ophiopogon from Hellenistic Greek ὀϕιο- + ancient Greek πώγων beard.

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