hydrangea的词源

英文词源

hydrangea (n.)

1753, coined in Modern Latin by Linnæus as compound of Greek hydr-, stem of hydor "water" (see water (n.1)) + angeion "vessel, capsule" (see angio-); so called from the shrub's cup-shaped seed pods.

中文词源

hydrangea：绣球花

hydr-,水，-angea,容器，杯子，词源同angiography,angiosperm.因这种花的种荚形如水杯而得名，该花为一种园林陆生植物，多见于中国。

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