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词汇 Perovskia
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Definition of Perovskia in English:

Perovskia

(also Perowskya, Perowskia)
noun pəˈrɒvskɪə
  • A small genus of shrubby aromatic plants of the family Lamiaceae (Labiatae), allied to the salvias, which are native to temperate central Asia and include several grown for their grey-green foliage and long spikes of blue or violet-blue flowers; especially Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian sage; (also perovskia) a plant of this genus.

Origin

Early 20th century; earliest use found in Gardeners' Chronicle. From scientific Latin Perovskia from the name of Vasilij Alekseevič Perovskij, governor of the Russian province of Orenburg and Karelin's patron; compare -ia.

Definition of Perovskia in US English:

Perovskia

(also Perowskya, Perowskia)
nounpəˈrɒvskɪə
  • A small genus of shrubby aromatic plants of the family Lamiaceae (Labiatae), allied to the salvias, which are native to temperate central Asia and include several grown for their grey-green foliage and long spikes of blue or violet-blue flowers; especially Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian sage; (also perovskia) a plant of this genus.

Origin

Early 20th century; earliest use found in Gardeners' Chronicle. From scientific Latin Perovskia from the name of Vasilij Alekseevič Perovskij, governor of the Russian province of Orenburg and Karelin's patron; compare -ia.

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