Dictionary
List of exercises
Exercises by level
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
OK
Meaning of Acroclinium in English
Pronunciation
/ˌakrə(ʊ)ˈklɪnɪəm/
US accent
How to pronounce acroclinium in American English, in context
▾
Use the controls below
to browse different examples of pronunciation.
UK accent
How to pronounce acroclinium in British English, in context
▾
Use the controls below
to browse different examples of pronunciation.
Noun
Acroclinium
Etymology
mid 19th century; earliest use found in Hooker's Journal Botany. From scientific Latin Acroclinium, genus name from acro- + ancient Greek κλίνη couch + classical Latin -ium, so called on account of the acutely conical receptacle
Definitions
1.
genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and South Africa: everlasting flower
Examples
« most species usually placed in genus Helipterum »