单词 | dragon-tree |
释义 | dragon-treen. The monocotyledonous tree Dracæna Draco (family Liliaceæ). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > African trees or shrubs > [noun] > dracacna or dragon-tree dragon-tree1611 Dracaena1823 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Sang de dragon,..not..the bloud of a Dragon..but the Gumme of the Dragon tree opened or bruised in the dog-daies. 1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 1531 Draco arbor. The Dragon tree. 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 194 The Dragon Tree..appears to be a kind of Date Tree. 1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. I. ii. 63 (note) Toothpicks steeped in the juice of the dragon-tree..for keeping the gums in a healthy state. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1611 |
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