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单词 tucum
释义 tucum|ˈtuːkəm|
Also tocon, tocum, tokaun.
[ad. Tupi tucumá: see next.]
Name for several Brazilian palms of the genera Astrocaryum and Bactris, esp. Astrocaryum vulgare, from the young leaves of which the natives obtain a fibre which they make into cordage, nets, hats, etc.; also, the fibre itself. Also attrib., as tucum-fibre, tucum-oil, tucum-thread.
[1658Piso De Ind. Re Nat. et Med. 128.]1810Southey Brazil I. vii. 205 They used a plant called tocon for the string.1824tr. Spix & Martius' Trav. Brazil II. 248 Strings of the fibres of palm leaves (tucum).1874tr. Captivity H. Stade (Hakl. Soc.) 128 Long leaves which they call tokauns.1901Nery Amazon 180 The tucum is the fibre of a great palm, Astrocaryum vulgare.
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