A tropical American plant with brightly coloured flowers which resemble a lobster's claw, each being composed of boat-shaped bracts.
蝎尾蕉，比海蝎尾蕉
Heliconia bihai, family Heliconiaceae
Example sentencesExamples
For an unusual spring climber that makes a good show, I would suggest Clianthus puniceus, known as the lobster claw and the parrot's beak because of the curious shape of the petals.
Commonly known as lobster claws, Heliconia are close relatives of ginger, banana, and the bird-of-paradise plants familiar from florists' shops.
Bursts of colour from tropical flowers broke the sea of green - white orchids, bold red lobster claws and anthuriums - and the sounds of life in the forest, with cackling parrots and chirping cicadas, was almost deafening.
Definition of lobster claw in US English:
lobster claw
noun
A tropical American plant with brightly colored flowers that resemble a lobster claw, each being composed of boat-shaped bracts.
蝎尾蕉，比海蝎尾蕉
Heliconia bihai, family Heliconiaceae
Example sentencesExamples
Bursts of colour from tropical flowers broke the sea of green - white orchids, bold red lobster claws and anthuriums - and the sounds of life in the forest, with cackling parrots and chirping cicadas, was almost deafening.
For an unusual spring climber that makes a good show, I would suggest Clianthus puniceus, known as the lobster claw and the parrot's beak because of the curious shape of the petals.
Commonly known as lobster claws, Heliconia are close relatives of ginger, banana, and the bird-of-paradise plants familiar from florists' shops.