pool spriteとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

pool sprite (uncountable)

1. A rare semiaquatic flowering plant of species Gratiola amphiantha (formerly classified as Amphianthus pusilla), endemic to vernal pools in granite outcrops of the southeastern United States.

   Synonym: snorkelwort

   • 1990 May, Thomas S. Patrick, “Recent additions to Georgia's protected plant list”, in Tipularia‎, volume 5, Georgia Botanical Society, page 9:

     Three newly listed species are granite outcrop endemics. They are pool sprite (Amphianthus pusillus) and two quillworts  […]

   • 2006, J. Phil Gibson, Plant Ecology‎, Chelsea House Publishers, →ISBN, page 18:

     Rather than allocating resources toward longevity, pool sprite directs its efforts towards rapid growth and speedy reproduction to survive in its ephemeral environment.