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单词 puya
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Definition of puya in English:

puya

noun ˈpuːjə
  • Any of numerous, often giant, terrestrial bromeliads constituting the genus Puya, chiefly of dry regions of the Andes, having rosettes of stiff, spiny leaves, and blue or yellow flowers borne singly or in spikes or racemes, and including P. raimondii, the largest known bromeliad. Also (in form Puya): the genus itself.

Origin

Early 19th century. From Bolivian and Chilean Spanish puya (although this is apparently only recorded later in dictionaries of Spanish: 1925) from Mapuche puüya. Adopted as scientific Latin Puya, genus name, by G. I. Molina.

Definition of puya in US English:

puya

nounˈpuːjə
  • Any of numerous, often giant, terrestrial bromeliads constituting the genus Puya, chiefly of dry regions of the Andes, having rosettes of stiff, spiny leaves, and blue or yellow flowers borne singly or in spikes or racemes, and including P. raimondii, the largest known bromeliad. Also (in form Puya): the genus itself.

Origin

Early 19th century. From Bolivian and Chilean Spanish puya (although this is apparently only recorded later in dictionaries of Spanish: 1925) from Mapuche puüya. Adopted as scientific Latin Puya, genus name, by G. I. Molina.

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