| 单词 | love tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslove tree love tree n. the Judas tree, Cercis siliquastrum (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)). [The reason for the name is unclear. Compare quot. 2005.] ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > Judas-tree Judas tree1597 arbor Judae1669 redbud1675 love tree1866 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 317 Tree of Love, Cercis.] 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 697/1 Love-Tree. Cercis siliquastrum. 1889 Gettysburg (Pa.) Compiler 20 Aug. 1/8 In the Allegheny City green-house is a rare tropical plant called the ‘love-tree.’ Its fruit blends the flavor of the peach, the pine apple and other sweet fruits. 2005 Irish Times (Nexis) 27 Aug. (Mag.) 32 A species with which to catch out your know-all horticultural friends is Cercis siliquastrum... It's also called the love tree. Could it be because of its heart-shaped leaves? < as lemmas |
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