| 单词 | china-berry |
| 释义 | > as lemmasChina-berry China-berry n. U.S. in full Chinaberry tree, (a) the wild China or soap-berry ( Sapindus saponaria) of the southern U.S.; (b) = China-tree n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > azedarac white cedar1654 bead-tree1668 azedarac1753 Melia1753 pride of China1778 pride of India1803 margosa1813 neema1819 China-tree1819 sandal-tree1864 holy tree1866 China-berry1890 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding soap > [noun] > fruit or nut yielding soap > soapberry > soapberry tree soapberry1716 soapberry tree1725 China-berry1890 1890 Harper's Mag. Dec. 106/2 The high gray towers..were crowned with ornaments like the berries of the china~berry trees. 1908 R. W. Chambers Firing Line xxix A subtler scent..came to him on the sea-wind;..—the lilac perfume of china-berry in bloom. 1932 E. Caldwell Tobacco Road i. 8 Ellie May stood behind a chinaberry tree. 1944 R. M. Harper Prelim. Rep. Weeds Alabama 141 M. Azedarach L. Chinaberry. A medium-sized tree, very commonly cultivated for shade in the South. < as lemmas |
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