lantana
/lan-tan-uh/US // lænˈtæn ə //UK // (lænˈteɪnə, -ˈtɑː-) //
马缨丹,马缨花,马缨丹丹,香蕉
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any of numerous chiefly tropical plants belonging to the genus Lantana, of the verbena family, certain species of which, as L. camara, are cultivated for their aromatic flowers of yellow and orange or blue and violet.
Examples
This resembles our native V. Lantana, with dense clusters of white blossoms succeeded by black berries.
The whole slope, for half a mile, was covered with a dense scrub of Lantana bushes.
The train stops by the lake and we gather wild Lantana and many a new flower during the few minutes' stay.
In creepers, bignonia and lantana will hold their own under difficulties perhaps as well as any that can be found.
In the other native species, V. Lantana, they are at first red, ultimately black.
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