| 单词 | exile tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasexile tree 3. The yellow oleander, Thevetia peruviana (in early use spec. when growing as an introduced plant in India). Frequently attributive, as exile tree, exile oil plant, etc. ΚΠ 1839 J. Graham Catal. Plants Bombay & Vicinity 114 The ‘Exile’ or yellow flowered Oleander is to be me[t] with in Deccan gardens. 1865 Madras Q. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 8 195 I met with a large solitary tree..and from its situation, it occurred to me..that the popular English name of ‘Exile’ seemed very appropriate. 1934 Jrnl. Biol. Chem. 105 231 It is called be-still in the Hawaiian Islands.., exile oleander or yellow oleander in the Malay archipelago and India, and kokilphul or China karab in Bengal. 1942 Farm & Forest 3 63 It is interesting to mention that an African at Abeokuta has been extracting oil from the seeds of the Exile oil plant (Thevisia neriifolia). 2012 U. Quattrocchi CRC World Dict. Medicinal & Poisonous Plants 836/2 In English: be-still tree, bestill nut, exile oil tree, exile tree, lucky bean, lucky nut, milk bush, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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