| 单词 | 热带植物 |
| 释义 | 〔echeveria〕Any of numerous tropical American plants of the genusEcheveria, having thick, succulent leaves often clustered in a showy rosette. 拟石莲花属植物：任一种产于美洲的拟石莲花属 热带植物，叶厚实并多汁，丛生为引人注目的莲座型 〔dracaena〕Any of several tropical plants of the generaDracaena and Cordyline, some species of which are cultivated as house plants for their decorative foliage. 龙血树：指龙血树属 与 朱蕉属 等若干热带植物中的任何一种，某些种类具有装饰性树叶而被培植为室内植物 〔Neotropical〕Neotropical flora and fauna.新热带植物群和动物群〔gunnera〕Any of several plants of the tropical genusGennera, having gigantic leaves and small, red to purple drupes. 根乃拉草：一种根乃拉 属热带植物，长有巨大的叶子和小核果，核果颜色从红色到紫色 〔Asiatic〕the Asiatic reaches of the Soviet Union; a tropical Asiatic plant.苏联与亚洲接壤的；亚洲的热带植物〔loofa〕Any of several Old World tropical vines of the genusLuffa, having cylindrical fruit with a fibrous, spongelike interior. 丝瓜：一种东半球丝瓜 属攀缘草本热带植物，果实呈圆柱状，内部为纤维状，类似海绵 〔jungle〕One might be surprised to learn that the wordjungle is not African in origin nor does it come from a word that only meant "land densely overgrown with tropical vegetation and trees.” Jungle goes back to the Sanskrit word jaṅgalam, meaning "desert, wasteland,”and also "any kind of uncultivated area, such as heavily forested land.”The Sanskrit wordjaṅgala- passed into various Indian languages and from one or more of these languages into English.In Englishjungle was used for land overgrown with vegetation, for the vegetation itself,and for such land outside India.The word was also extended figuratively in various ways.We have, for example, asphalt jungles, concrete jungles, blackboard jungles, academic jungles, corporate jungles,and, in a February 1972 issue of theGuardian, the government official who "lit up some lurid corners of the taxation jungle.”jungle 一词的词源不是非洲语，也不是来自仅仅意为“长满茂密的热带植物和树木的地带”的单词；知道这一点也许会让人吃惊。 Jungle 可追溯到梵语词 jangalam ， 其意为“荒漠，荒原”，也指“任何未开垦的地域，如茂密的森林”。梵语词jangala- 传入多种印度语中， 又从这其中的一种或多种语言再传入英语。在英语中jungle 用来指长满植物的地带， 指植物本身，也指印度以外的类似地带。该词也在多方面引申为比喻意义。例如，我们有柏油丛林、水泥丛林、黑板丛林、学术丛林、公司丛林，此外在1972年2月发行的一期卫报 上， 还出现了“揭露税收丛林中鲜为人知的龌龊勾当”的政府官员〔jungle〕Land densely overgrown with tropical vegetation.热带植丛：长满了密集的热带植物的地带〔rubber〕A yellowish, amorphous, elastic material obtained from the milky sap or latex of various tropical plants, especially the rubber tree, and vulcanized, pigmented, finished, and modified into products such as electric insulation, elastic bands and belts, tires, and containers. Also called caoutchouc ,India rubber 橡胶：一种浅黄色的弹性非晶体物质，从各种热带植物尤其是橡胶树的乳液或胶乳中提取，然后加以硫化、着色、磨光、加工成如电绝缘材料、弹性带和弹性条、轮胎和容器等产品 也作 caoutchouc,India rubber〔turmeric〕A widely cultivated tropical plant(Curcuma domestica) of India, having yellow flowers and an aromatic, somewhat fleshy rhizome. 姜黄：一种产于印度的被广泛种植的热带植物（姜黄 姜黄属） ，花黄色，有一个芳香多肉的根茎 〔exotic〕exotic tropical plants in a greenhouse.See Synonyms at foreign 温室里引进的热带植物 参见 foreign〔cauliflory〕The production of flowers and fruits on the older branches or trunks of woody plants, such as the redbud, and many mostly tropical plants, including cacao.茎生花果：木本植物，如紫荆以及包括可可在内的许多热带植物，其老枝或树干上生出的花朵或果实 |
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