silver dollar plant
silver dollar plant — 名詞
1. a garden plant (Lunaria annua) native to Europe whose flat, round seed pods look
銀幣草
開紫色花、結銀色圓形果莢的植物
a garden plant (Lunaria annua) native to Europe whose flat, round seed pods look like old silver coins. After the outer layers dry and fall off, the inner membrane stays on the stem as a papery, nearly transparent disc.
The gardener dried silver dollar plant stalks and used the papery pods in a winter wreath.
園丁把銀幣草的莖曬乾後，用那些紙膜般的果莢來裝飾冬天的花環。
collocation: papery pods; winter wreath
After the first frost, the round seed pods of the silver dollar plant turn a pale silver colour.
第一次霜降過後，銀幣草的圓形果莢會轉為淡銀色。
Wei planted silver dollar plant seeds under the kitchen window and watched the purple flowers bloom in early summer.
Wei 在廚房窗下種了銀幣草的種子，看著紫色的花在初夏盛開。
When you shake a dry silver dollar plant stem, the flat seed pods make a soft rattling sound.
搖晃乾燥的銀幣草莖時，扁平的果莢會發出輕微的沙沙聲。
- honesty
the more common British name for the same plant
- money plant
another shared name, also used for a different houseplant (Pilea peperomioides)
- lunaria
the scientific genus name, used in gardening catalogues