单词 | hya-hya |
释义 | hya-hyan. The Cow-tree of Guyana (formerly British Guiana) ( Tabernæmontana utilis): see cow-tree n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > yielding refreshing or nourishing drink > [noun] milk-tree1698 water tree1759 traveller's tree1809 cow plant1830 hya-hya1842 traveller's palm1850 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIII. 494/1 The milk-tree, or Hya-hya of Demerara. 1885 A. Christison et al. Life Sir R. Christison I. 390 I examined in 1830 the juice obtained by incision into the trunk of the Hya-hya tree. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1842 |
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