| 单词 | false mastic |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfalse mastic false mastic n. a tall tree of Florida, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America, Sideroxylon foetidissimum (family Sapotaceae), which yields a hard wood suitable for construction and furniture and bears yellow flowers with a cheesy smell; also called mastic, mastic-bully. ΚΠ 1944 Sci. Monthly Aug. 101/1 These are the characteristics of heartwood from the five species of trees to be described..: lysiloma, mahogany, fishpoison-tree, false-mastic, and lignumvitae. 1969 T. H. Everett Living Trees of World xxx. 284/1 Good lumber for construction, boatbuilding, furniture and fence posts is produced by the jocuma or false mastic. 1998 Amer. Forests (Nexis) 22 Mar. 14 In 1992 Hurricane Andrew wiped out many national champions in south Florida, but the report of the death of the biggest false-mastic was, as Mark Twain would say, greatly exaggerated. < as lemmas |
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