tradescantia
/ˌtrædɪsˈkæntɪə/noun
1- an American plant with triangular three-petalled flowers, especially a tender kind widely grown as a house plant for its trailing, typically variegated, foliage紫露草。比较SPIDERWORT.
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- Genus Tradescantia, family Commelinaceae.紫露草属, 鸭跖草科。
词源
modern Latin， named in honour of J. TRADESCANT.