| 单词 | jumbie tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasjumbie tree jumbie tree n. any of several tropical trees associated with ghosts or spirits of dead people; esp. the leadtree, Leucaena leucocephala, and the kapok tree, Ceiba pentandra. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > South American and West Indian trees or shrubs > [noun] > others persea1601 mahoe1666 poison berry1672 white mangrove1683 maiden plum1696 angelin1704 garlic-pear1725 milkwood-tree1725 Jack-in-the-box1735 cherimoya1736 rattle bush1750 galapee1756 genip1756 lace bark1756 sunfruit1787 wild orange1802 hog-nut1814 mountain pride1814 savannah wattle1814 mora1825 rubber tree1826 mayflower1837 bastard manchineel1838 long john1838 seringa1847 sack tree1849 jumbie tree1860 jumbie bean1862 king-tree1863 gauze-tree1864 mountain green1864 snowdrop tree1864 strong bark1864 switch-sorrel1864 candle-tree1866 maypole1866 angelique1873 poisonwood1884 porkwood1884 1860 Dublin Univ. Mag. Nov. 614/1 The African race..have a curious belief that these disembodied beings take up their lodgings generally..in the lofty branches of the great silk cotton tree, which in consequence is often called jumbie tree. 1931 H. C. Sampson Rep. Devel. Agric. Bahamas iv. 19 Very great value is placed on the Jumbie tree (Leucaena glauca), for all types of stock which chew the cud. 2006 South Florida & Caribbean Parks Exotic Plant Managem. Plan & Environmental Impact Statement (U.S. National Parks Service) I. 277 Among these special plants are ‘magic’ and ‘jumbie’ trees or plants, related to beliefs about spirit trees in West Africa. < as lemmas |
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