| 单词 | coconut tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmascoconut tree coconut tree n. = sense 2. Also: any of various trees bearing large fruit thought to resemble the coconut. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > coconut tree coco1555 coco tree1598 palmer tree1599 coconut1625 coconut tree1625 palmacoco1681 coco palm1760 coconut palm1764 1625 Dr. Layfield in S. Purchas Pilgrimes IV. vi. iii. §.iii. 1165 In and about the Towne there is store of Coker-nut-trees, which, beside the excellencie of the Fruite, giue a very delightfull gracing to the Towne. 1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) i. 192 The Coco, or Coker-nut-Tree. 1711 C. Lockyer Acct. Trade India 81 The Cabage seems to be no other than a wild Coco-nut Tree. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xxiv. 294 His Palace..was..covered with Cadjans or Cocoa-nut Tree Leaves woven together. 1778 R. Orme Hist. Mil. Trans. Brit. Nation II. 90 The interval..was planted with rows of palmira and coco-nut trees. 1836 M. Scott Cruise of Midge xix. 340 The sumpter-mule..jammed between the stems of two of the cocoa-nut trees. 1861 H. Cleghorn in Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 14 172 (heading) On the Coco-nut tree and its uses. 1925 C. Wells Six Years in Malay Jungle vi. 62 A coconut tree cannot be killed by ring-barking, because it doesn't have any bark. 1958 J. Carew Wild Coast ii. 28 A green parrot-snake slithered down a coconut tree. 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 25 Sept. v. 3/5 The docket includes live music, traditional cuisine..and even a coconut-tree climbing contest. < as lemmas |
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