tropaeolum
/trəʊˈpiːələm/noun
1- a Central and South American trailing or climbing plant of a genus that includes the nasturtium and the canary creeper旱金莲, 金莲花。
1.1
- Genus Tropaeolum, family Tropaeolaceae.旱金莲属, 旱金莲科。
词源
modern Latin, from Latin tropaeum 'trophy', because of the resemblance of the flower and leaf to a helmet and shield.